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LOT 2726
Tokens - Medieval and Later - Mixed AE Token and Jetton Group [23] Circa 15th-17th century A.D.
A group of mixed English, French and German issues. Fair-very fine.(35.80 grams total.). [23, No Reserve]
Provenance
Found Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire, UK, by Ken Burrell whilst searching with a metal detector, since 2010.
Literature
Cf. similar examples in PAS YORYM-349D1A (French, 14th century A.D.) and in Mitchiner, M., Jetons, Medalets & Tokens, the Medieval Period and Nuremberg, London, 1988, pp.160ff.
Footnotes
Tokens were metal discs which feature designs and often inscriptions, and which were intended for use either as symbols of receipt or debt for either goods or services, as passes, or in small transactions in times of shortage of small denominations in the currency. They were currently used in the various sectors of State Administration, including the military one.
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LOT 2726
Tokens - Medieval and Later - Mixed AE Token and Jetton Group [23]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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