NARC-6BD1D6: NARC-6BD1D6: Tournai jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: NARC-6BD1D6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A copper alloy Tornai jetton. A Sheild of France type issued in the reign of Charles VI (1380 - 1422). Some of the detail is obscured by wear. There is a square hole cut into the legend at approximately 5 o'clock at the obverse.

Obverse: Sheild with three lis. The motif above sheild may be 'star - starlet - star' with 'AVE MARIA GRACIA' as legend.

Reverse: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty with stars in angles.

Reference: Mitchiner Volume One, no. 453

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1380
Date to: Circa AD 1422

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.65 g
Diameter: 29 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 11th November 2012

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete

Jetton / token data

Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Sheild with three lis. The motif above sheild may be 'star - starlet - star'
Obverse inscription: [PL] AVE MARIA GRACIA
Reverse description: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty with stars in angles.

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Northamptonshire (County)
District: South Northamptonshire (District)
Parish or ward: Paulerspury (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SP7245
Four figure Latitude: 52.098664
Four figure longitude: -0.950328
1:25K map: SP7245
1:10K map: SP74NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth less than 0.25 m

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Recording Institution: NARC
Created: 11 years ago
Updated: 10 years ago

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