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Description: | A copper-alloy jetton of early post-Medieval date.This is an anonymous Nuremberg issue and dates from the 16th century. At present, there is no known parallel. The obverse has at its centre a sub-rectangular box with a wavy top side and unidentified central image. Surrounding this box is a double tressure of three arches and three angles. Around the perimeter is a legend which reads: '(rosette)DEV DEV(rosette)D[EV DE]V(rosette)DE[V](rosette)DVE(sic.)'. The reverse bears a double-stranded cross with a lozenge at the centre. At each point of the cross is a letter: 'N' (reversed), 'S', (unclear) and 'E' (reversed). This is presumably at attempt to represent a compass, albeit with an erroneous arrangement of letters.The point at which the reverse legend begins is uncertain and it is likely that the lettering - 'DEOWE[]RNCEO()()OVECED()()' - is of a fictitious nature.The surfaces of the jetton are corroded. It measures 25mm in diameter, 0.7mm thick and weighs 2.65g.
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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