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JETTON
Unique ID: IOW-4BE736
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A complete Medieval copper-alloy English "Sterling bust" jetton datnig to the period AD 1310 - 1314. Edward II Class XI type. Compare with Mitchiner: 1988, 100, ref: 115.
Obverse: Crowned bust facing within a border of pellets and rosettes.
Reverse: Single stranded cross fleury (looks like a cross pattee), quatrefoil in circle in each quadrant. Pellet border.
Diameter: 20.0mm. Weight: 1.77g.
Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.
Subsequent actions
Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1310
Date to: Exactly AD 1314
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.77 g
Diameter: 20 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 27th September 2017 - Wednesday 27th September 2017
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: IOW2017-4-27
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: English
Group: Sterling/allied
Type: 1 Sterling head (M86-167) - Unknown - c. 1280 - c. 1340
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crowned bust facing within a border of pellets and rosettes
Reverse description: Single stranded cross fleury (looks like a cross pattee), quatrefoil in circle in each quadrant. Pellet border
Degree of wear: Slightly worn: very fine
Spatial metadata
Region: South East (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period & Nuremberg | London | B A Seaby Ltd | 100 | 115 |
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