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Description: | Medieval jetton: sterling type jetton of Edward I issued between 1280 and 1307. Bishops Mitre type; Fox Class 10 (Berry, G. 1974 Medieval English Jettons, Spink and Son Ltd. p. 56). Obverse: Forward facing bust wearing a mitre within a border or alternating flowers and 'I's. Reverse Long cross with the arms terminating with a star, and with a crescent in each quarter. The border is a row of flowers.The jetton was probably used in an ecclesiastical setting, particularly as the Church at this time was the largest landowner (ibid p. 32).
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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