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Medieval token: Portuguese Jetton of John II
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Somerset County Council, Wil Partridge, 2017-05-20 21:47:34
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Medieval token: Portuguese Jetton of John II
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English: A late Medieval copper alloy Portuguese Jetton, probably dating to the reign of John II (AD 1477-1495). The obverse depicts five square topped shields arranged in a cross, each containing five pellets. The reverse depicts a water-mill wheel with splashes extending to the edge of the flan.

Although badly corroded, a jetton with a very similar reverse is published by Barnard (1923: plt. V, no. 16), which he attributes to the reigns of Alfonso V and John II. In his discussion (ibid: 86-88), Barnard notes that the obverse inscription +CONSERVACIO REX PUBLICAE IN is probably a mistake copied over from inscriptions on coins of John I, and may be intended to read +CONVERVACIO REIPUBLICAE IN. He argues that such an inscription would be more fitting of an attribution to John II, rather than his father.

Barnard (ibid: 75-76) also comments on the rarity of Portuguese jettons, and there are currently only three other examples recorded on this database: <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/445801" title="View details for PUBLIC-C85DE7">PUBLIC-C85DE7</a>, <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/85585" title="View details for SF-FC5C06">SF-FC5C06</a> and <a href="https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/89420" title="View details for BERK-C70BA8">BERK-C70BA8</a>, the latter being a lead alloy copy.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Somerset
Date between 1477 and 1495
date QS:P571,+1450-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1477-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1495-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
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FindID: 833455
Old ref: SOM-56BA56
Filename: SOM56BA56A.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/615853
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/615853/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/833455
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