Jettons – Finds Recording Guides
2019年9月18日 · Nuremberg jettons of the 17th and 18th centuries have a variety of designs, some allegorical, others in imitation of presentation pieces or ‘show’ jettons relating to countries such as England and France.
Nuremberg Jetons - ukdfd - UK Detector Finds Database
Nuremberg had established itself as the prime supply-centre for cheap, mass-produced stock jetons, with which France was unable to compete. By the mid 16 th century, the Nuremberg jeton-makers had effectively cornered the English market. It is with the Nuremberg makers and their jetons that the present article is mainly concerned.
Jettons - colchestertreasurehunting.co.uk
Germany: Although it might seem that Nuremberg was the only German city to strike jettons, this is far from the case. Although they are not commonly seen in Britain, jettons may be found from Prussia, Saxony, Bohemia etc. and there is an extensive series from Hanover.
Jettons - Historic Jamestowne
More than 500 of these coin-like objects made in Nuremberg, Germany have been found in the features of James Fort. This is the largest number of jettons recovered from a single site in all of North America. Jettons (or casting counters) were used with a gridded table or cloth to aid in accounting because of the scarcity of pencil lead and paper.
Jeton - Wikipedia
Nuremberg jeton masters initially started by copying counters of their European neighbours, but by the mid 16th century they gained a monopoly by mass-producing cheaper jetons for commercial use. Later – "counter casting" being obsolete – production shifted to jetons for use in games and toys, sometimes copying more or less famous jetons ...
Nuremberg Jetons - BC&A
Nuremberg had established itself as the prime supply-centre for cheap, mass-produced stock jetons, with which France was unable to compete. By the mid 16th century, the Nuremberg jeton-makers had effectively cornered the English market. It is with the Nuremberg makers and their jetons that the present article is mainly concerned.
Record ID: PUBLIC-DC5F2E - POST MEDIEVAL jetton
A complete post medieval English type jetton of George I (1714-1727), minted in Nuremberg by Iohann Iacob Dietzel (fl.1711-1748). The obverse of the jetton has a right-facing bust of George I, surrounded by the legend GEORG .
Rose and Orb Jetton - Historic Jamestowne
The vast majority of “rose and orb” types found at Jamestown were made by Hans Krauwinckel (1562-1586) and his nephew of the same name (1586-1635) who both worked in Nuremberg, Germany. The obverse side depicts crowns and fleur de lis symbols around a central rose.
Jettons or Reckoning Counters - Mernick
Nuremberg: This city was the prime source of the jettons used in Britain from the middle of the 16th century. The earliest seems to be a very extensive series of mostly small (approx. 20mm) brass counters with an amazing variety of types, including bishop, horse, monkey, shields, and also the reichapfel or orb which is almost a Nuremberg trade ...
Nuremberg's rise to importance as a centre for manufacturing jetons at the end of the fifteenth century owed much to fundamental economic changes in the international trade in copper.