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JETTON
Unique ID: SF-5F53A7
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper-alloy Medieval French jetton of Charles VI (AD 1380-1422), dating to AD 1380-1422. Crown type.
The edges of the jetton are heavily damaged; the front face has metal incrustations.
Obv: Royal crown with a large central fleur de lis and two lateral lis, unclear ornamentations across the body; [...].
Rev: Triple stranded straight cross fleuretty within a four-arched tressure; [...]
Cf Mitchiner (1988, pp. 179-182)
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
Period from: MEDIEVAL
Period to: MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1380
Date to: Circa AD 1422
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.92 mm
Weight: 2.53 g
Diameter: 23.7 mm
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Friday 11th January 2019
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Manufacture method: Struck or hammered
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: Mid Suffolk (District)
To be known as: Yaxley
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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