BH-AED1B6: Post-Medieval jetton: unknown Nuremburg master

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JETTON

Unique ID: BH-AED1B6

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A complete and very worn copper-alloy rose orb jetton dating to the Post-Medieval period (c. AD 1550-c.1650). Struck for an unknown Nuremburg master. The obverse is illegible but probably depicts alternating crowns and lis with a central rose. The reverse depicts a small imperial orb within tressure of three arches.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1550
Date to: Circa AD 1650

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.48 g
Diameter: 24 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Friday 17th November 2017 - Friday 17th November 2017

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: Nuremberg
Group: Rose/orb
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Illegible
Obverse inscription: [...]
Reverse description: Small imperial orb within tressure of three arches
Reverse inscription: [...]
Degree of wear: Extremely worn: poor

Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Hertfordshire (County)
District: North Hertfordshire (District)
Parish or ward: Wallington (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL2934
Four figure Latitude: 51.98948027
Four figure longitude: -0.12274292
1:25K map: TL2934
1:10K map: TL23SE
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

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Recording Institution: BH
Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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