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JETTON
Unique ID: SF-1EDCF8
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A corroded and extremely worn Nuremberg jetton dating to the Post-Medieval period, anonymous stock issue of c. 1490-1550. Obverse; two conjoined shields with lombardic 'G' below. Reverse; four lis in lozenge. Both this obverse and obverse/reverse combination are unlisted in Mitchiner, though an identical obverse has been previously recorded onto the PAS database, see record SUR-AC3AD1.
Find of note status
This has been noted as an interesting find by the recorder.
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 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.68 g
Diameter: 23.71 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 20th January 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Other
Type: Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Two conjoined shields emblazoned with uncertain arms, lombardic 'G' below
Obverse inscription: illegible, fictitious
Reverse description: Four fleurs in lozenge within pelleted inner border
Reverse inscription: illegible, fictitious
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Chevington
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
No references cited so far.
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