CAM-66D30B: Late Medieval to early Post-Medieval Jetton : Rose shield of Tournai.

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JETTON

Unique ID: CAM-66D30B

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

A late Medieval to early Post-Medieval copper-alloy French Jetton dating to c. AD 1497-1521. The obverse shows a Rose shield of Tournai. Obverse legend is fictitious. Reverse shows a simple cross patty with broad ends, in each angle a floral ornament. Reverse legend is fictitious. Die axis is uncertain.

See Mitchiner p.236-237, nos.718-719.

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1497
Date to: Circa AD 1521

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Thickness: 0.9 mm
Weight: 2.69 g
Diameter: 27.2 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Saturday 13th October 2018 - Saturday 13th October 2018

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Materials and construction

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

Numismatic data

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Spatial metadata

Region: Eastern (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Essex (County)
District: Uttlesford (District)
Parish or ward: Little Bardfield (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: TL6529
Four figure Latitude: 51.93504876
Four figure longitude: 0.39869376
1:25K map: TL6529
1:10K map: TL62NE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Character undetermined

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.236-237, nos.718-719.

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Created: 5 years ago
Updated: 5 years ago

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