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Description: | An English, copper alloy (latten), jetton.Obverse: A king seated on a throne, facing to the front, with a drawn sword in his right hand. The canopied throne cuts a granulated inner circle. There is a floral design to either side of the throne within the circle. A lion rampant, facing left, stands to the king's left. It stands in front of the inner circle to the height of the king's waist. Outside the circle a flower design alternates with two annulets. The centre of the obverse has an attempted piercing, which is normal for English jettons.Reverse: A foliate cross within a quatrefoil. Between each of the four arms of the cross is a displayed eagle. Outside the quatrefoil there are four trefoil flower designs with pellets in between.The jetton is in very fine condition. It has a dark brown patina. It dates to 1350-1400. It is a much scarcer type than roughly contemporary English type of king standing under canopy.There are several varieties but the basic type is classed as no. 5 by Berry, "Medieval English Jettons", page 50. Mitchener also classes it as no. 5 "Jettons. Volume 1, The Medieval Period", page 124, number 283 - 284. See also "Salisbury Medieval Catalogue, Part 3", page 223, Item 47.On the PAS Database see SUSS-747A06, SUSS-9357C5, SUSS-6A9197, PUBLIC-0B4BE0, PUBLIC-788D27.
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