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Unique ID: KENT-BA386A
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A heavily worn medieval copper-alloy French jetton. Standing king under canopy type inscribed OV TE DOIT SER, dating to c. 1326-1380. Mint uncertain. See Mitchiner (1988, 161) no. 387.
Description: Obverse description: King standing under canopy, holding sceptre, Obverse inscription: O[V TE DO-IT SER] (inscription from 7 o'clock). Reverse description: Triple-stranded straight cross fleuretty within double elaborate quadrilobe tressure; lis in each angle. Reverse inscription: O T[E - DOI - T LO - ]ER O
Measurements: 22.56mm in diameter, 1.55mm thick and 3.25g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1326
Date to: Circa AD 1380
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.55 mm
Weight: 3.25 g
Diameter: 22.56 mm
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: French
Group: Standing king
Type: (M387-410) - Unknown: c. 1300 - c. 1400
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: King standing under canopy, holding sceptre
Obverse inscription: O[V TE DO-IT SER] (inscription from 7 o'clock)
Reverse description: Triple-stranded straight cross fleuretty within double elaborate quadrilobe tressure; lis in each angle
Reverse inscription: O T[E - DOI - T LO - ]ER O
Die axis measurement: 2 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
4 Figure: TR2561
Four figure Latitude: 51.30362649
Four figure longitude: 1.22651956
1:25K map: TR2561
1:10K map: TR26SE
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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