2024-03-28T09:12:19+00:00https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/qrcodehttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/jsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/xmlhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/geojsonhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/pdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330/format/rdfhttps://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/821330821330SOM-7BAAE4PAS5857BAAE001467JETTON1.570.6627.721SCC Receipt 0174391POST MEDIEVAL14901550A medieval to post-medieval copper-alloy Nuremberg jetton of anonymous issuer dating to c. 1490-1550. 'Ship penny' type of large module with literate French inscription, and probably annulet stops. Minted at Nuremberg. See Mitchiner (1988, 365) nos 1121-1123.
It measures 27.72 mm in diameter, 0.66 mm in thickness, and weighs 1.57 g
The jetton has been pierced through the reverse at about 7 o'clock, corresponding to about at 9 o'clock on the obverse, possibly for reuse as an item of jewellery. It has been bent slightly.pierced362016-12-19 10:47:102017-01-03 14:52:10411Certain1132936PAS5857BAAE0014677242SOMCopper alloy10627Struck or hammeredCompleteMEDIEVALMDx14221p0gjgrsxwzxPOST MEDIEVALPMx41047p0gjgrs6sgxPOST MEDIEVALMetal detectorCircaCirca82090843925170684392541427Restricted AccessST8433ST83SWWest Knoyle6100400737A ship with stern flag on the right and bow pennant on the left; G at mast-headV[OL]GVE LA GALLEE DE [FRANCE]Four fleurs de lis in a lozengeVIVE LE [BON ROI DE] FRANCE, crown initial mark, annulet stops (probably)642811112232286JettonAnonymous stockNuremberg 286165020067055700433420067055Nurembergrecords.diary.tabloidx30175Worn: fineworn8 o'clockNurembergUnknown (M1121-1189, 1292-1293) - Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585Ship penny595709SOM7BAAE4.JPG6709299medieval to post-medieval jetton: Nuremberg type of anonymous issuerSomerset County Council4images/elburnett/South WestCultivated landEuropean RegionUnitary AuthorityWiltshireUnitary AuthorityWiltshireCivil Parish51.0935-2.21035Restricted AccessReturned to finder95426