PUBLIC-DD410A: Post-medieval Nuremberg jetton of anonymous issuer

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JETTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-DD410A

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of anonymous issuer. 'Lion of Saint Mark' type with fictitious legend dating to c. 1500-c. 1570. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 362-363).

It measures 26.66mm in diameter, 0.92mm in thickness and weighs 3.08g

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.92 mm
Weight: 3.08 g
Diameter: 26.66 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 27th April 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PastfindersI

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Anonymous stock
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Lion of St Mark
Type: Unknown (M1093-1120a) - Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of Saint Mark standing left; nimbate and winged. His tail is raised and he holds the Book of Gospels in his raised right fore-paw; the halo projects above the inner circle
Obverse inscription: [...]OO[...]AD[...]O[...](EA)[...]EOAD[...]
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by cross, within a double arched trefoil border
Reverse inscription: [...]O[...]O[...]AD[...]EBMD
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: East Sussex (County)
District: Lewes (District)
To be known as: Near Lewes

Spatial coordinates

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

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mitchiner, M.	1988	Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg	London	B A Seaby Ltd	362-363

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Recording Institution: PUBLIC
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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