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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-BCD091
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded post-medieval Nuremberg copper-alloy jetton of Hans Schultes I (fl. AD 1553-1584) of the 'Rose / orb' type, Mitchiner (1988, 401-404)
This jetton has received a precisely drilled hole between the inner circle and the circumference through the reverse at 7 o'clock, corresponding to 2 o'clock on the obverse, presumably for conversion into a jewellery item. It has also received slight cirumferential abrasions.
Evidence of reuse: piercing
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1553
Date to: Exactly AD 1584
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 23.6 mm
Width: 22.9 mm
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 23.6 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 16574
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Schultes I
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Hans Schultes I (M1336-1376): 1553-1584
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternately with three lis, arranged centrifugally around a central rose formed of six petals
Obverse inscription: wedge HAN[S] SCHVLTE[S] NO[...]
Reverse description: Imperial orb with transverse bar surmounted by a cross patty, within a double trefoil
Reverse inscription: [...]B[...]mA[...]AImABImA?
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Devon (County)
District: Mid Devon (District)
To be known as: Halberton CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
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 | 401-404 |
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