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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-61BB2A
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A complete and corroded post-Medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton. Anonymous master period: c. 1550 - c. 1700. Not further defined.
Obverse: [ ]; Illegible
Reverse: [ ]; Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattée within a tressure of three arches within a circle
Diameter: 22.4mm. Weight: 1.64g.
Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1700
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.65 g
Diameter: 22.4 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 17th August 2016 - Wednesday 17th August 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2016-7-210
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Anonymous master period
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: Anonymous master period (M1462-1472) - Anonymous master period: c. 1550 - c. 1700
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [ ]
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattée within a tressure of three arches within a circle
Reverse inscription: [ ]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
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 |
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