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Description: | A copper-alloy post-medieval Nuermberg jetton of Wolf Laufer (or Lauffer) II, created Master May 1612, and died in July 1651. The obverse depicts three fleur-de-lis, arranged centrifugally around a centra rose, with five petals and the legend reads NEYDT THVT IHM SELBST LEYDT ('envy does oneself harm'). The reverse depicts the Imperial orb within a tressure of three arches and the legend reads WOLF LAVFER RECH PFENG MACHER. The jetton is bent down the centre. It measures 24.8 mm in diameter, 1.13 mm thick and weighs 1.4 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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