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Description: | A French, copper alloy (latten), jetton, dating from 1275-1325.Obverse: A heater shaped shield, which has six, representing a field of, fleur de lys. They are in the descending order, three, two, one. The field of fleur de lys means France Ancient. This was reduced to three fleur de lys in 1376 (France Modern). In each of the spaces around the shield are two rows of pellets.Reverse: A cross with simple, fleur de lys, type terminals, giving an overall impression similar to a cross molines. The cross extends to the edges of the jetton. There is an inner circle cut into quarters by the cross. In each quarter are three pellets. There are two pellets within each of the fleur de lys terminals, and three pellets, outside the inner circle, between each terminal.The jetton is in good, very fine, condition, and virtually completely round and full. It has a dark green patina. It is an early jetton, and much scarcer than the larger, later, jettons with three fleur de lys on a shield.Mitchiner in "Jettons, Part I, The Medieval Period" lists this type as Kings Administration in General, and compares the type to those struck for the Queen of France, Jeanne of Navarre (1285-1305). This example is as Mitchiner's Item 357 on page 155. also see "The Salisbury Medieval Catalogue, Part 3" page 217, ref. 2. The only example I have found on the PAS Database is YORYM-852802, and this is only a fragment.
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