JETONS
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WJ 7019 |
English ’sterling bust’ Copper Alloy Jeton. Bust of
king facing inside border of pellets. ® Long cross patonce with
six-pellet clusters in angles and border of pellets. Early 14th century.
Michael Mitchiner, Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, Vol 1. No. 149. 20.3 mm.
The piercing is a characteristic of English jetons of this period. It
is believed to have been done to prevent them from being silvered and
passed off as coins. This type is thought to have been minted at London.
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£65.00 |
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WJ 7422 |
French Copper Alloy Jeton. 'IHS' in black-letter
script across field, with stroke of 'H' crossed; simple ornaments in
field. Legend reads: AVE IIIARI STELLA DEI IIIATER. ® Narrow armed
single stranded cross fleuretty with simple flower in each angle. Legend
reads: AVE IIIARI STELLA DEI IIIATER. Circa 1461-1497. Michael Mitchiner,
Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, Vol. 1. No. 611. 27 mm. |
£35.00 |
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WJ 7423 |
French Copper Alloy Jeton. Shield with the arms of
France, 3 x fleurs-de-lis. Fictitious legend around. ® Triple-stranded
straight cross fleuretty within four-arched tressure; internal angles,
fleur-de-lis (x 4); external angles, A (x 4). Circa 1415-1497. 29 mm.
Probably minted at Tournai. |
£30.00 |
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WJ 7020 |
French Copper Alloy Jeton. Three-circles badge of
Tournai with quatrefoil in each circle and lis in angle, pseudo legend
around. ® Cross pattée with a flower in each angle, pseudo legend
around. Circa 1497-1521. Mitchiner, Jetons, Medalets and Tokens, Nos.
747-763. 27 mm. Probably minted at Tournai. |
£45.00 |
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