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Unique ID: HAMP-781045
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A post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (fl. 1586-1635) dating 1586-1635. Rose/orb type inscribed GOTES SEGEN MACHT REICH. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 443-444), though this variant with the GOTES SEGEN legend on the obverse does not feature; it can be found in inter alia PUBLIC-115956 on this database.
Worn and corroded, it measures 20.8mm in diameter, 0.4mm in thickness, and weighs 0.62g
Subsequent action after recording: Acquired by a museum - not a Treasure case
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1586
Date to: Exactly AD 1635
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.4 mm
Weight: 0.62 g
Diameter: 20.8 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 16th September 1992 - Wednesday 16th September 1992
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Other reference: Winchester Collections AY 568
Museum accession number: WINCM: AY 568.396
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: GOTES SEGEN type (M1553-1573) - Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternating with three lis, arranged centrifugally around a central rose of six bilobed petals
Obverse inscription: GOT[ES] SEG[EN MACHT RE]ICH
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee within a tressure of arches, all within a circle
Reverse inscription: HAN[NS KRA]VWINCKEL IN N[V...]
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
4 Figure: SU5828
Four figure Latitude: 51.04842944
Four figure longitude: -1.17396369
1:25K map: SU5828
1:10K map: SU52NE
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | 443-444 |