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JETTON
Unique ID: WAW-F44E93
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
Post Medieval jetton: The 'Lion of Saint Mark' jetton, anonymous issues minted between c. 1500 and 1570 AD.
Obverse: Lion of St Mark standing left: nimbate and winged. Tail is raised and he holds the Book of Gospels. The obverse is barely visible due to wear.
Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by cross: within a tressure that has three main arches. Paired pellet outside the tressure.
The jetton is creased and cracked.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.58 g
Diameter: 25.39 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 12th July 2015
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Jetton / token data
Group: Lion of St Mark
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of St. Mark, standing left; nimbate and winged. His tail is raised and he holds the Books of Gospels in is raised paw.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to wear and corrosion.
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross; within a tressure that has three main arches.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to wear and corrosion.
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Spatial metadata
Region: West Midlands (European Region)County or Unitary authority: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
District: County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Ross Rural (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SO6125
Four figure Latitude: 51.92214637
Four figure longitude: -2.56850437
1:25K map: SO6125
1:10K map: SO62NW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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