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JETTON

Unique ID: PAS-2EF779

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval copper-alloy English jetton dating to period c. 1280-1343. Sterling bust type (Berry Type 1). Mint uncertain. See Mitchiner (1988, 110; no. 185) for the reverse type.

The jetton has had a central punch to the obverse. It measures 18.4mm in diameter and weighs 0.86g.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Finder applying for an export licence

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1343

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 18.4 mm
Width: 17.8 mm
Thickness: 0.7 mm
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 18.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 30th March 2014 - Sunday 30th March 2014

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: Weekend Wanderers USA Tour March-April 2014

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Sterling/allied
Type: 1 Sterling head (M86-167) - Unknown - c. 1280 - c. 1340
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing, surrounded by pellets
Obverse inscription: None
Reverse description: Cross patty within circular border; six-pellet cluster in each angle. Outer border of pellets
Reverse inscription: None
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Oxfordshire (County)
District: Vale of White Horse (District)
Parish or ward: Lockinge (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SU4288
Four figure Latitude: 51.58929397
Four figure longitude: -1.39514884
1:25K map: SU4288
1:10K map: SU48NW
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

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	110	185

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Recording Institution: PAS
Created: 9 years ago
Updated: 9 years ago

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