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Description: | A copper alloy jetton. The only similar jetton to be found for comparison appears in Mitchiner, Volume One, page 235, which has been attributed to the 15th century of uncertain origin. The edges are chipped and legends are unclear if present.Obverse: Christ the King, nimbate and crowned, enthroned and holding a sceptre.Reverse: triple stranded straight cross fleuretty with lis in each angle within a compound 4-arched tressure.Robert Webley (FLO for Hampshire) suggests that this is more likely to be a french issue rather than an english one.
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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