IOW-8AF77D: Medieval Jetton: English, Type: 5 Lions Passant

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JETTON

Unique ID: IOW-8AF77D

Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow status: Awaiting validation

An almost complete Medieval copper-alloy English jetton (c. 1280-c. 1343). Mitchiner 1988: 109, ref: 183; Berry Type 5c.

Obverse: Two lions passant facing left, one above the other within a beaded circle, border of pellets.

Reverse: Cross fleury with pellets in each angle within a beaded circle, border of pellets.

Diameter: 19.3mm. Weight: 1.18g.

The obverse has a central circular punch mark which has not penetrated through and is double-struck.

Mitchiner, M. 1988. The Medieval Period And Nuremberg, Jetons Medalets & Tokens, Volume 1. Seaby: London.

Subsequent actions

Current location of find: Finder
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder

Chronology

Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1280
Date to: Circa AD 1343

Dimensions and weight

Quantity: 1
Weight: 1.18 g
Diameter: 19.3 mm

Discovery dates

Date(s) of discovery: Wednesday 12th June 2019 - Wednesday 12th June 2019

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Other reference numbers

Other reference: IOW2019-1-154

Materials and construction

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

Jetton / token data

Class: English
Group: Sterling/allied
Type: 5 Lion/s passant (inc. in shield) (M178-179, 181, 183, 198-200, 212-214) - Unknown: c. 1280 - c. 1340
Denomination: Jetton
Obverse description: Two lions passant facing left, one above the other within a beaded circle, border of pellets
Reverse description: Cross fleury with pellets in each angle within a beaded circle, border of pellets
Degree of wear: Hardly worn: extremely fine

Spatial metadata

Region: South East (European Region)
County or Unitary authority: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
District: Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
To be known as: Isle of Wight

Spatial coordinates

Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.

Discovery metadata

Method of discovery: Metal detector
Discovery circumstances: Club rally
Current location: Finder
General landuse: Cultivated land
Specific landuse: Operations to a depth greater than 0.25m

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	109, ref: 183

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Created: 4 years ago
Updated: 4 years ago

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