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JETTON
Unique ID: SUSS-0CB04D
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A Post Medieval copper alloy Nuremberg rose/orb jetton struck by Hanns Kravwinckel II (1586-1635). The jetton measures 21.9mm in diameter, 0.5mm in thickness, and weighs 1.5g.
Similar to Barnard 1981, p 222, no 84, the obverse legend differs.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.5 g
Diameter: 21.9 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 25th March 2011
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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 alternating with three lis, arranged centrifugally around a central six petaled rose, all within a circle
Obverse inscription: HANNS.KRAVWINCKEL.IN.NVR
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattée within a tressure of three arches, all within a circle
Reverse inscription: GOTES.REICH.BLIBT.[EW]ICK
Die axis measurement: 1 o'clock
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: West Sussex (County)
District: Chichester (District)
To be known as: Near Chichester
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
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