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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-831086
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post medieval copper alloy jetton made by Hans Krauwinckel of Nuremberg (Master 1562 to 1586) dating to the period 1580 to 1586, Rose/Orb design, reverse legend unclear. Not in Mitchiner with this obverse legend. The jetton is bent round into a semi-circle.
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 1580
Date to: Exactly AD 1586
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.6 mm
Weight: 1.04 g
Diameter: 24.3 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17022
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel I
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Hans Krauwinckel I (M1486-1491) - Hans Krauwinckel I: 1562-1586
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Rose encircled by three lis alternating with three crowns
Obverse inscription: HAN[S] KRAVWINC[K]EL IN [NVR]BE
Reverse description: Imperial orb in double tressure of three arches and three points
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Alvediston CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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