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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-2B29A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval copper alloy jetton struck at Nuremberg by Master Hans Krauwinckel II (master c.1586-1635 AD) dating to the period AD 1586 to 1635. Rose / Orb type. GOTES REICH BLIBT EWICK reverse (translated as: God's kingdom endures forever). Mitchiner 1545-50.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1586
Date to: Exactly AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 0.93 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 2nd March 2015 - Monday 11th May 2015
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC receipt 17090
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: GOTES REICH type (M1540-1552) - Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns, alternately with three lis, encircling a central rose
Obverse inscription: HANNS . KRAVWICKEL . IN . NVRE, rose initial mark
Reverse description: Imperial orb with double transverse bar surmounted by a cross patty, within a double trefoil
Reverse inscription: GOTES REICH BLIBT EWICK, rose initial mark
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Zeals CP
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications |
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