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Description: | A Post Medieval copper alloy jetton of anonymous stock, dating AD 1500-1570. The jetton was minted in Nuremberg and the obverse depicts the lion of St Mark with the halo just interupting the beaded border around it. The inscription is nonsense and reads OEB. V . A . PD[OE . BV. A .] P . DOEBA. The reverse depicts the reichsapfel within a voided tressure and three trefoils surrounding. The reverse inscription is almost illegible, with [---]VGDOBAPVGDOB[---] all that can be read. The jetton is quite heavily worn and is of a mid-dark green colouration. There is a light green patina in places, on both sides of the jetton.An almost identical example is published in Mitchiner (1988, no. 1118). The only variation is the lettering on the reverse. Mitchiner notes that this style of reverse was common amongst the jettons produced by Iorg and Hans Schultes, who were joint masters between AD 1553-1559. As it is impossible to ascribe these jettons to a particular master, a broader date of AD 1500-1570 is recomended.Dimensions: diameter: 26.65 mm; thickness: 1.43 mm; weight: 4.99g.Reference: Mitchiner, M. 1988, Jettons, Medalets and Tokens: The Medieval Period and Nuremburg - Vol. 1. London: Seaby Ltd.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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