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JETTON

Unique ID: WAW-8CFA63

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

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 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1570

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 3.24 g
Diameter: 27.18 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st May 2017 - Monday 3rd July 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: Lion of St Mark
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Lion of St. Mark standing left; nimbate and winged. His tail is raised and he holds the Book of Gospels.
Obverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross within a tressure that has three main arches.
Reverse inscription: Illegible due to wear.
Die axis measurement: 3 o'clock
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor