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Description: | A probable contemporary copy of a medieval copper-alloy Low Countries jetton probably copying Louis de Male (1346-1384) dating to c. 1346-1384. Rampant lion type inscribed AVE MARIA GRATI. Uncertain mint. See Mitchiner (1988, 251) no. 789 for a regular issue of Louis de Male that features an arcuate cross on the reverse.It measures 25.8mm in diameter, 0.87mm in thickness, and weighs 1.942 grams. The jetton has been pierced to the base of the shield on the obverse and off-centre to the left on the reverse, possibly by a knife.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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