|
Date: |
|
Description: | A copper-alloy jetton minted in Tournai in the second half of the 15th century AD. Obverse shows Three circles, each containing a fleur de lis, a small cross in each angle. Obverse legend reads: (lis) SIL.VOUS.PLAI.SOIT (with trefoil stops). Reverse shows Cross patty feuilly. Reverse legend reads: +GETTES SEVRMENT AVE (stops are four pellets grouped together). Die axis is probably 12 o'clock. Weight is 4.10g, diameter is 26.65mm, thickness is 1.12mm.See Mitchiner, M., Jettons, Medalets & Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremberg. Vol.I, 1988, p.210, no.603, for a similar type however the legend does differ. The reverse legend '+GETTES SEVRMENT' with the 'AVE' ending is not a type listed in Mitchener.
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 Medieval French copper-alloy Jetton.…
-
JETTON
Jetton of Tournai minted by…
-
JETTON
Copper alloy Medieval French jetton.…
-
JETTON
A Medieval to post-Medieval French…
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy late Medieval French…
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy French jetton, four…
-
JETTON
A copper-alloy Medieval French jetton,…
-
JETTON
Medieval copper alloy French 'four…
-
JETTON
A Medieval copper-alloy French jetton,…
-
JETTON
A copper alloy Tournai jetton…
|