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JETTON
Unique ID: GLO-0867FA
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
~~Copper alloy jetton dating to 1586 and 1635 and issued by Hans Krauwinckel II of Nuremberg.
Obverse: Three masted ship sailing left HANS KRAVWI-NCKEL SCHIF.
Reverse: crowned modern shield of France surrounded by a scrollwork border PIETATE ET IVSTITIA
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 1635
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 4.13 g
Diameter: 27 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st December 2016 - Wednesday 1st February 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Issuer: Hans Krauwinckel II
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Other
Type: Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three masted ship sailing left
Obverse inscription: HANS KRAVWI-NCKEL SCHIF
Reverse description: crowned modern shield of France surrounded by a scrollwork border
Reverse inscription: PIETATE ET IVSTITIA
Die axis measurement: 12 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Gloucestershire (County)
District: Forest of Dean (District)
To be known as: Forest Of Dean
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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