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JETTON
Unique ID: SF-091EF6
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A French Medieval jetton of the 'Crown' type, dating c. 1418-1437. This reverse legend variant apparently unlisted in Mitchiner, but compare broadly with nos. 532-539.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1418
Date to: Circa AD 1437
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.55 g
Diameter: 26.21 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 1st September 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Jetton / token data
Class: French
Group: Crown
Type: (M460-481, 532-539, 567) - Unknown: 1385-1461
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Crown within inner pelleted border
Obverse inscription: NCMC AVE MENC[....]
Reverse description: Double-stranded arcuate cross, lis in each angle, inscription around
Reverse inscription: [....]VIE[....]
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Rickinghall Inferior
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
References cited
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