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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy "Lion of Saint Mark" jetton, anonymous issue (AD1500-1570).Obverse: Lion of St Mark standing left; nimbate and winged. His tail is raised and he holds the Book of Gospels in his raised right fore-paw. Obverse inscription: Fictitious legend with crown initial mark.Reverse: Imperial orb surmounted by cross: within a tressure that has three main arches. Reverse inscription: Fictitious legend with crown initial mark.Dimensions: diameter: 26.08mm; weight: 3.65g.Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988. Jetons, Medalets and Tokens, Volume 1. The Medieval Period and Nuremberg. Seaby. Pp. 359
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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