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JETTON
Unique ID: BUC-AEC894
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A medieval to post-medieval copper-alloy (late) Tournai jetton. Three circles of Tournai type inscribed SIT NOMEN DOMINI VIVE, dating to c. 1497-1521. Minted at Tournai. See Mitchiner (1988, 242-245), though no direct parallel has been traced.
This jetton has a diameter of 26.54 mm and a weight of 6.86 g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1497
Date to: Circa AD 1521
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 6.86 g
Diameter: 26.54 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 6th November 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Tournai (late)
Group: Three circles
Type: (M573-576, 601-607, 646, 747-763) - Unknown: c. 1447 - c. 1521
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three circles of Tournai with quatrefoil in each; flower in each angle
Obverse inscription: SIT IIOIIIEN DOIIIIIII VIVE
Reverse description: Cross patty; flower in each angle
Reverse inscription: VIVE spray LE ROI spray
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
District: Windsor and Maidenhead (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Hurley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 | 242-245 |
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