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JETTON
Unique ID: SOM-5B4705
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A post-medieval Nuremberg copper-alloy jetton of Hans Schultes II ( AD 1586-1603) dating to the period AD 1586 to 1603, of the 'Lion of St Mark' type. Mitchiner (1988:406) no. 1385 is similar with pellets rather than annulets around the tressure on the reverse, annulets are seen on no. 1386 combined with a different obverse die. The piece is unusual thick but Mitchiner (ibid:406) suggests many others of this type are.
The jetton has been deliberately pierced with a small circular hole near the rim at 7 o'clock on the obverse correlating to 11 o'clock on the reverse.
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 1603
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 2.5 mm
Weight: 10.97 g
Diameter: 28.3 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 4th September 2016 - Sunday 4th September 2016
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SCC Receipt 017477
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Schultes II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Lion of St Mark
Type: Hans Schultes II (M1382-1386) - Hans Schultes II: 1586-1603
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of St Mark standing left, nimbate and winged, holding book of the Gospels in right fore-paw with cross above his head marking the start of the legend.
Obverse inscription: SANT MARGVS: NORP[ED]
Reverse description: Imperial orb in double tressure of three arches and three points, annulets flank the points outside the tressure.
Reverse inscription: HANS SCHULTES [...] rosette stops
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: Taunton Deane (District)
To be known as: Wellington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 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 |
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