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JETTON
Unique ID: CAM-B0DF83
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Jetton of Medieval or Post-Medieval date. Obverse shows an unclear shield. Obverse legend is mostly illegible but is probably fictitious: [...]E[...]V[...]. A rose with central pellet sits within the legend at the left hand corner of the shield. The reverse shows an unclear tressure, probably containing an imperial orb surmounted by a cross. This would make it an Anonymous Nuremberg stock Jetton dating c.AD 1500-1525 (Mitchiner, M. 1988 pp.355-358, nos.897, 992-997). This would mean that the die axis is 8 o'clock. Alternatively the tressure may possibly contain an unclear curve based shield. This would make it a Nuremberg, Mainz, Bavaria type Jetton of Frederick III, dating to AD 1440-1493 (Mitchiner, M. 1988 pp.336-337, nos.992-996). This would mean that the die axis is more likely to be 7 o'clock. The reverse legend is mostly illegible reading: [...]ONE[...]. A rose with central pellet is possibly present after the 'ONE'.
Weigh is 1.22g, diameter is 26.2mm, thickness is 0.5mm.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: UNKNOWN
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1440
Date to: Circa AD 1525
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.5 mm
Weight: 1.22 g
Diameter: 26.2 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 17th September 2018 - Monday 17th September 2018
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
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Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Cambridgeshire (County)
District: South Cambridgeshire (District)
To be known as: South Cambridgeshire District Area
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
References cited
| Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchiner, M. | 1988 | Jetons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg | London | Hawkins Publications | p.336-337, nos.992-996 & p.355-358,nos.897,992-997 |
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