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JETTON
Unique ID: HAMP-A77402
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A worn fragment of a Shield of France jetton, dating to 1415-97.
Obverse: Shield of France Modern (beaded shield containing three lys)
Reverse: Quatrefoil around [cross fleury]
Reference: Mitchiner 667 et seq.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1415
Date to: Circa AD 1497
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 21.7 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 290
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Tournai (late)
Group: France Modern
Type: (M624-628, 665-711) - Unknown: c. 1415 - c. 1497
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield of France Modern
Obverse inscription: Illegible
Reverse description: Four-arched tressure around cross fleury
Reverse inscription: Illegible
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Hampshire (County)
District: New Forest (District)
To be known as: Damerham
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | cf.670 |
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