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JETTON

Unique ID: SWYOR-617A41

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A medieval copper-alloy English jetton, probably an unofficial issue. King's sterling bust type, with a crowned forward facing bust (crudely depicted) on he obverse, with a border of val pellets, and a long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle on the reverse, again, a border of oval pellets. The jetton is 19.4mm diameter, 0.9mm thick and 1.19g.

Compare BUC-B3689E which cites Mernick reference 6a.17.14, dating from about AD 1280-1340, and Mitchiner (1988, 106) no. 165. See also BUC-EB8996 and YORYM-F61CC7.

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 1340

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 1.19 g
Diameter: 19.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 1st March 2017 - Friday 31st March 2017

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: PAS form number 3043

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Sterling/allied
Type: 1 Sterling head (M86-167) - Unknown - c. 1280 - c. 1340
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crude crowned forward facing bust
Obverse inscription: none
Reverse description: long cross pattee with three pellets in each angle
Reverse inscription: none
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair

Spatial metadata

Region: Yorkshire and the Humber (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
District: North Lincolnshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Burton upon Stather (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SE8818
Four figure Latitude: 53.65110806
Four figure longitude: -0.67009092
1:25K map: SE8818
1:10K map: SE81NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

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Recording Institution: SWYOR
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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