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JETTON
Unique ID: SF-E111A9
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete copper alloy medieval English jetton, dating to the period AD 1321-43. Edward II to early Edward III. Class XV.
OBV: Bust of Edward III with same details as contemporary pennies. A border of pellets around the outside.
REV: Long cross moline with a six pellet cluster in each quarter and a border of pellets around the outside.
Mitchiner 1988, 103, no.138
Diameter: 20.79mm, thickness: 1.26mm, weight: 2.16g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1321
Date to: Exactly AD 1343
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.26 mm
Weight: 2.16 g
Diameter: 20.79 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st June 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Somersham 3
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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