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JETTON
Unique ID: DUR-C037E7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy Nuremburg jetton dating to the period AD 1500 to 1650.
The obverse depicts three crowns alternating with three lys. The legend is unclear. The reverse depicts an imperial orb within a tressure of arches. Again the legend is unclear.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1650
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.6 g
Diameter: 25 mm
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Not further defined
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternating with three lys.
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Imperial orb within a tressure of arches
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Spatial metadata
Region: East Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Nottinghamshire (County)
District: Bassetlaw (District)
To be known as: Near Blyth
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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