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Description: | A worn and corroded late Medieval copper alloy French jetton. The obverse shows a shield of France modern within an inner circle. Unfortunately the surrounding legend does not survive well enough to properly resolve but is probably a version of AVE MARIA in lombardic script. The reverse is comprised of a triple stranded cross with a quatrefoil at its centre. At the end of each arm of the cross is a fleur de lis. The cross is surrounded by a four arched tressure with a fleur de lis facing inwards at each of the four inward angles of the tressure. Outside of this there is a star in each of the spandrels between the tressure and the edge of the jetton. There are similar examples shown in The Casting Counter and the Counting Board (1981) Plate VI. Jettons of this type date from circa 1400-1500 AD.
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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