SOM-94C3C0: Medieval jetton: issued at Tournai

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JETTON

Unique ID: SOM-94C3C0

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Medieval copper alloy Tournai jetton dating to c. AD 1500 to 1525. Rose shield of Tournai variant / cross potent with fictitious legends. Minted at Tournai. Variant on Mitchiner (1988, 237) no. 718 and Mernick and Algar (2001, 238) no.179.

Unlike the common type which has two angled fleur de lis and a trefoil this example has three fleur de lis on the lower part of the shield below the three roses in chief. LVPL-039822 on this database is similar.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1500
Date to: Circa AD 1525

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.2 mm
Weight: 3.79 g
Diameter: 27.8 mm

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: SCC receipt 17559

Materials and construction

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

Jetton/ token data

Class: French
Group: Other
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Square topper shield with three rosettes in cheif and three fluer de lis in base.
Obverse inscription: CV[...]SSCCSVCSRCSVS
Reverse description: Cross potent with quatrefoil in each quarter. Each flower on a curved stem which projects in from the inner circle.
Reverse inscription: ICSS[...]ICCVCVSCVVSC
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South West (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: North Dorset (District)
Parish or ward: Tarrant Crawford (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: ST9202
Four figure Latitude: 50.81748884
Four figure longitude: -2.11492901
1:25K map: ST9202
1:10K map: ST90SW
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land

References cited

Author	Publication Year	Title	Publication Place	Publisher	Pages	Reference
Mernick, P. and Algar, D.	2001	Jettons or casting counters	Salisbury	Salisbury and South Wiltshire Museum
Mitchiner, M.	1988	Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg	London	Hawkins Publications

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Recording Institution: SOM
Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 3 years ago

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