KENT-47A496: KENT-47A496 - A complete late Medieval copper alloy Tournai jetton of Shield of France type

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JETTON

Unique ID: KENT-47A496

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete late Medieval copper alloy Tournai jetton of Shield of France type, c. AD 1415-97. Obverse consists of the legend AVE MARIA [GRACIA] Shield of France Ancient and the reverse had a triple-stranded cross fleuretty, four indecipherable letters in the angles.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1400
Date to: Circa AD 1500

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.1 mm
Weight: 5.2 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: French
Group: France Ancient
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield of France Ancient
Obverse inscription: AVE MA[R]IA G[RACIA]
Reverse description: Triple-stranded cross fleuretty, [---] in the angles
Reverse inscription: [----]

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Kent (County)
District: Maidstone (District)
Parish or ward: Boughton Malherbe (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TQ8749
Four figure Latitude: 51.20958695
Four figure longitude: 0.67579881
1:25K map: TQ8749
1:10K map: TQ84NE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: KENT
Created: 8 years ago
Updated: 8 years ago

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