WMID-C21CAD: Medieval copper alloy English Jetton (obverse and reverse)

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JETTON

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A Medieval copper alloy English Jetton dating to the period c. AD 1280 - 1343. Obverse: Two crowns, one above each other with a border of alternating strokes and rosettes. Reverse: cross moline with pellets in each angle on the reverse and a border of pellets. cf Mitchiner (1988) page 114, No. 222-224.

These jettons were contemporary to the Edward I jettons produced which imitated the sterling pennies. Jettons are casting counters first appearing in France in the thirteenth century. The word derives from jeter which means to 'throw' or 'push'. They were used on a lined board as counters for calculations. The board is known as a chequer board which is how the term 'Chancellor of the Exchequer' derived.

Dimensions: 18.35 mm in diameter, 0.96 mm in thickness and weighs 1.1 grams.

Mitchiner, M., (1988) Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg London : Hawkins Publications

Notes:

This jetton was discovered whilst digging in the garden.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1343

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.96 mm
Weight: 1.1 g
Diameter: 18.35 mm

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Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Sterling/allied
Type: Other - Unknown: c. 1280 - c. 1340
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Two Crowns, one above the other
Reverse description: Short cross moline with pellet in each angle and border of pellets

Spatial metadata

Region: West Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Staffordshire (County)
District: Lichfield (District)
Parish or ward: Lichfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK1110
Four figure Latitude: 52.68758018
Four figure longitude: -1.83870455
1:25K map: SK1110
1:10K map: SK11SW
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 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	114	222-226

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Updated: 6 years ago

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