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JETTON
Unique ID: LVPL-76AFC3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Copper alloy jetton of the Rechen meister type, late 16th century in date (c AD1550-1590). Obverse depicts a Rechenmeister seated facing, at his counting table. The Reverse depicts the alphabet arranged in five lines within a circle.
Sometimes referred to as 'school pennies', this type of jetton shows a rechenmeister, or accountant using jettons to do accounts on a chequered board or cloth (which is where we get the phrase Exchequer). This example dates to the 16th century AD.
See Mitchiner (1988) pg 415.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1590
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.4 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 1st September 2012
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Norfolk (County)
District: North Norfolk (District)
To be known as: Cley next the sea
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | 415 |
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