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Unique ID: CORN-61F07A
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Copper alloy Nuremberg 'Rose / orb' jetton of Hans Krauwinckel II (1586 - 1635), DAS WORT GOTES BLEIBT EWICK type with 'bleibtewick' run together in a single word and fleur de lis in six o'clock position pointing to centre of gap between 'gotes' and 'bleibt ewick'.
Mitchiner 1495.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Middle
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.3 mm
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 24.5 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 6th June 2016 - Monday 6th June 2016
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Incomplete
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: DAS WORT type (M1494-1503) - Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns alternating with three lis arranged centrifugally around a central rose with six heart-shaped petals
Obverse inscription: DAS WORT GOTES BLEIBTEWICK*
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee within a tressure of three main arches alternating with three points
Reverse inscription: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVRB:
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
4 Figure: SW9379
Four figure Latitude: 50.57397472
Four figure longitude: -4.92482539
1:25K map: SW9379
1:10K map: SW99SW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 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 | 435 | no. 1495 |