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JETTON

Unique ID: PUBLIC-EF0095

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Published

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Exactly AD 1608
Date to: Exactly AD 1612

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.18 mm
Weight: 0.6 g
Diameter: 20.4 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 10th October 2018 - Wednesday 10th October 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Issuer: Hans Schultes III
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Mercury bust
Type: Hans Schultes III (M1418-1423): 1608-1612
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Mercury wearing winged helmet facing right
Obverse inscription: GLIK KVMPT [VON GOT] ISTWA, rosette initial mark, quatrefoil stops
Reverse description: Imperial orb surmounted by a cross pattee, within a double tressure of three arches and three angles
Reverse inscription: HANS SCHVLT[ES ZV NV]RENB, rosette initial mark
Die axis measurement: 6 o'clock
Degree of wear: Worn: fine