LEIC-BE1DA2: Post Medieval copper alloy jetton

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JETTON

Unique ID: LEIC-BE1DA2

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

Late Medieval copper alloy Jetton, 26mm in diameter with a weight of 2.43grams. The Jetton is circular and in complete. It appears to be decorated with an orb in a scalloped border on one face and a quatrefoil centred cross with fluer terminals on the other.

It is probably late Medieval French and is similar to plate IV reverse 11 and 14 in Barnard, F.P. 'The casting counter and the counting board' .

Subsequent actions

Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1300
Date to: Circa AD 1400

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.43 g
Diameter: 26 mm

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Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: French
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Orb? in a scalloped border
Reverse description: A quatrefoil centred cross with fluer terminals

Spatial metadata

Region: East Midlands (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
District: Rutland (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Whitwell (Civil Parish)

Spatial coordinates

4 Figure: SK9208
Four figure Latitude: 52.66192349
Four figure longitude: -0.64116766
1:25K map: SK9208
1:10K map: SK90NW
Grid reference source: Centred on field
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.

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

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