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Description: | Copper alloy brooch or mount produced by attaching a backplate to a medieval jetton through means of a central rivet. Each pointed end of the flattened bronze strip has been bent around to form a loop; it seems likely that one these (bent back between strip and jetton) formed the loop for the pin and the other functioned as a catchplate although this fitting does not look particularly brooch-like and the sharply pointed ends may have themselves fastened the jetton instead to a cloth leather backing.The jetton itself has been mounted so that the reverse cross design is facing outwards to be viewed. This is usual way in which these jettons were mounted. The example used here is identical to Mitchiner 149, dated to c.1302-50. The obverse depicts a crowned bust facing with a border of pellets, the reverse a cross with a pellet cluster in each angle and a border of pellets. The conversion of jettons into brooches and mounts took place in the late 13th and early 14th century, appearing to die out around the middle years of the 14th century. Thus this jetton was probably adapted fairly soon after its production. The jetton is 21mm in diameter, the whole weighs 3.97g.
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