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Unique ID: BH-E6CE33
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy Nuremburg jetton issued by Hans Krauwinkel and dating to the period AD 1586 to 1635. Rose and orb type with the legend:
GLVCK BESCHERT IST VNGEWERT | Fortune given is not guaranteed. |
cf. Mitchener p. 437, no. 1509
The jetton is damaged but appears to have been pierced centrally twice. It measures 24mm in diameter and weighs 0.63g.
Evidence of reuse: The jetton is pierced.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1586
Date to: Circa AD 1635
Period of reuse: POST MEDIEVAL
Quantity: 1
Weight: 0.63 g
Diameter: 24 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Thursday 1st February 2018
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Type: GLVCK BESCHERT type (M1508-1511) - Hans Krauwinckel II: 1586-1635
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Three crowns, alternating with three lis arranged around a central rose
Obverse inscription: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL[...]
Reverse description: Imperial orb within a tressure of three arches
Reverse inscription: [GLVCK BESC]HERT IST VNGEWERT
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