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A Post Medieval copper alloy Rechenmeister jetton, dating AD 1550-1580. The obverse depicts the Rechenmeister, seated forward at his table with counters, money bags and books on table. There is some ornamentation around the edge of the jetton. The reverse depicts the alphabet in a square. The visible letters are ABCDEF / GHIKLM / NOPQRS / TVWXYZ.
Similar but not identical examples are in Mitchiner (1998, nos. 1426-1429) and date AD 1550-1580.
Dimensions: diameter: 25.80 mm; weight: 2.50g.
Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1998. The Medieval Period and Nuremberg: Volume I. London: Seaby.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1580
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.5 g
Diameter: 25.8 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rechen meister
Type: Anonymous (M1424-1426, 1430): c. 1550 - c. 1600
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: The Rechenmeister, seated forward at his table with counters, money bags and books on table. There is some ornamentation around the edge.
Reverse description: The alphabet in a square. The visible letters are ABCDEF / GHIKLM / NOPQRS / TVWXYZ.
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
4 Figure: TL7100
Four figure Latitude: 51.67274441
Four figure longitude: 0.4715899
1:25K map: TL7100
1:10K map: TL70SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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