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Unique ID: SF-882281
Object type certainty: Certain
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A copper-alloy late Medieval to Post Medieval 'Ship-penny' jetton, dating to AD 1490-1550.
Obverse: profile of a sailing ship bearing central mast with yard-arm; legend unclear.
Reverse: four fleurs-de-lis in a lozange with pellets ot annulets in the surrounding field; legend unclear.
Cf Mitchiner (1988 pp. 365-375). The jetton has a small circular hole, possibly for suspension.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod from: Late
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Subperiod to: Early
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1490
Date to: Circa AD 1550
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.08 mm
Weight: 2.2 g
Diameter: 27.11 mm
Date(s) of discovery: Tuesday 14th November 2017
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Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Class: Nuremberg
Group: Ship penny
Type: Unknown (M1121-1189, 1292-1293) - Anonymous stock: c. 1490 - c. 1585
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Profile of a sailing ship bearing central mast with yard-arm.
Obverse inscription: Unclear
Reverse description: Four fleurs-de-lis in a lozange with pellets ot annulets in the surrounding field.
Reverse inscription: Unclear
Die axis measurement: 7 o'clock
Degree of wear: Very worn: fair
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
No references cited so far.