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Description: | Complete but pierced struck or hammered copper alloy jetton of post Medieval date. The Jetton obverse is of 'Lion of St Mark' type with an orb and trilobe reverse. Anonymous issue with unintelligible inscriptions. Created c.1500-1570.Jettons were used in accounting, with a chequered board or cloth. They are often pierced, perhaps to prevent them being spent as money.
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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