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JETTON
Unique ID: PUBLIC-36D318
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Published 
A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Lauffer I (fl. 1607-1632) dating to 1607-1632. Rose/orb type with inscription apparently based on NIMANT KANT EWKERNDIN. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 476).
It measures 20.79mm in diameter, 0.62mm in thickness, and weighs 1.249 grams. It has evidence of a white metal coating (silvering/tinning).
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 1607
Date to: Exactly AD 1632
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.62 mm
Weight: 1.249 g
Diameter: 20.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 6th January 2008
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Surface Treatment: White metal coated
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Lauffer I
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Hans Lauffer I (M1682-1686): 1607-1632
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternately with three lis arranged centrifugally around a central rose, with ?five small heart-shaped petals
Obverse inscription: NIMANT KAN EWK(I)[...]N[...]R
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by cross patty, within an elaborate trefoil
Reverse inscription: HANS LAVFER IN NERNBER
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: Nr Wimborne
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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 | 476 |
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