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JETTON
Unique ID: WILT-C32CD1
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Medieval copper alloy English jetton (of Edward III / Richard II), measuring 23mm in diameter and 1.4mm in thickness. Weighs 3.78g. The jetton is partly pierced in the centre from the obverse and is worn.
Obverse: Crude king standing under canopy
Reverse: Plain shield, five pellets in chief above a label of three points
Date: 2nd half of the 14th century
Reference: For obverse see Barnard, pl.II, no.49, no parallel for the reverse found, it is somewhat similar to the obverse of Mitchiner 259.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1350
Date to: Circa AD 1400
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.4 mm
Weight: 3.78 g
Diameter: 23 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st August 2012 - Sunday 5th August 2012
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Salisbury Museum Entry Form No.3884
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Group: Contemporary copies
Type: King under canopy (M275-282) - Unknown: c. 1350 - c. 1400
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crude king standing under canopy
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Plain shield, five pellets in chief above a label of three points
Reverse inscription: None
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Marlborough
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard, F.P. | 1916 | The Casting-Counter and the Counting Board: A Chapter in the History of Numismatics and Early Arithmetic | Oxford | Oxford University Press | pl.II | no.49 for obverse |
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