|
Date: |
|
Description: | Complete struck or hammered Medieval jetton of French origin. The obverse has the letters IHS (a christogram referring to the first three letters of Jesus in Greek) across the face area within a circle. The inscription reads SA[...]TOR[...]'SECVLI R'. The reverse shows a short cross within a circle with a star/mullet in each angle. The inscription reads REX DnS Ih'S XPC with each word separated by a crown.Jettons were used for accounting. This example dates to the fifteenth century, c.1400-1500.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
|
More Like this...
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy medieval jetton struck…
-
JETTON
A copper alloy French Jetton…
-
JETTON
A worn copper-alloy Post-Medieval French…
-
JETTON
A late medieval copper alloy…
-
JETTON
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval French…
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy Medieval French 'IhS'…
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy Medieval French 'IhS'…
-
JETTON
A Medieval copper-alloy English sterling…
-
JETTON
A complete Medieval to post-Medieval…
-
Jetton
Copper alloy French jetton. The…
|