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Description: | A struck/hammered copper alloy jetton of early Post Medieval dating.The jetton consists of a Nuremberg jetton, of the 'French Shield' type, consistent with dating to c.1500 to 1525. The obverse depicts the shield of France charged with 'three fleur de lys', surmounted by a crown that interrupts the margin. There are small ornaments either side of the shield. The reverse depicts the Imperial Orb surmounted by a cross, within an ornamental tressure with three main arches. The legends on both the obverse and the reverse are fictitious and there is no initial mark. The die axis is 9 o'clock.The jetton is a dark red/brown colour, and is badly worn and abraded.It has a diameter of 28.41mm and is 1.01mm thick. It weighs 2.2 grams.
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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