SOM-610B35: Medieval copper alloy Jetton of Burgundy

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JETTON

Unique ID: SOM-610B35

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A fragment of a Medieval copper-alloy French/Low Countries jetton of the Duchy of Burgundy dating from AD 1300-1384. The obverse depicts a quartered square topped shield quarterly of France-Burgundy, reverse a probable triple stranded cross fleuretty within a four-arched tressure with a rosette in each angle. cf. Mitchiner (1988: 253) no. 794.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1300
Date to: Exactly AD 1384

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Length: 20 mm
Width: 14.8 mm
Thickness: 0.8 mm
Weight: 0.61 g

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 8th September 2017 - Friday 8th September 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 019490

Materials and construction

Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Fragment

Jetton / token data

Class: Low Countries
Group: Burgundy duchy
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Shield quarterly of France-Burgundy: all in a beaded circle.
Obverse inscription: [...]MOLCV[...]
Reverse description: Furthest extremities of a straight cross fleuretty with fleur-de-lis ornaments, within a 4-arched tressure. Rossettes (with no annulets) within the angle of the tressure
Reverse inscription: None

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Somerset (County)
District: South Somerset (District)
Parish or ward: Kingsbury Episcopi (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST4018
Four figure Latitude: 50.9582881
Four figure longitude: -2.85565966
1:25K map: ST4018
1:10K map: ST41NW
Grid reference source: From 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	253	794

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Created: 6 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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