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JETTON
Unique ID: DUR-5382F0
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy jetton of Hans Schultes III dating to the period AD 1608 to 1612.
The obverse depicts a male bust facing right and wearing a turban. The legend reads GLICK KUMPT VON GOT IST WAR. The reverse depicts an imperial orb within an ornate tressure of three main arches. The reverse legend reads HANS:SCHVLTES:ZV:NVRNB.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1608
Date to: Exactly AD 1612
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.47 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 22.3 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Schultes III
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Male bust right wearing turban
Obverse inscription: GLVCK KUMPT VON GOT IST WAR
Reverse description: Imperial orb within a tressure with three main arches.
Reverse inscription: HANS:SCHVLTES:ZV:NVRNB
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Spatial metadata
Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)County or Unitary authority: North Yorkshire (County)
District: Ryedale (District)
Parish or ward: Scampston (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SE8775
Four figure Latitude: 54.163443
Four figure longitude: -0.669033
1:25K map: SE8775
1:10K map: SE87NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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