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JETTON
Unique ID: BH-35CCC3
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Approximately half of a copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of 'Ship penny' type, dating to the early 16th century. Mitchiner 1988: p. 389, cf. nos. 1292 and 1293.
Diameter: 26.1mm; thickness: 0.2mm; weight: 0.71g.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.2 mm
Weight: 0.71 g
Diameter: 26.1 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 15th April 2013
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Ver 13/49 - 14
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Galley.
Obverse inscription: Illegible.
Reverse description: Lozenge containing [fleurs-de-lis].
Reverse inscription: Illegible.
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
To be known as: Baldock
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 |
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