Accession No

Z 16323 A


Description

Nuremberg jeton of the Mercury type, made of copper alloy. Obverse with a bust of Mercury wearing winged helmet and drapery, inscription: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVEN. Reverse shows an imperial orb within a tressure of three arches and three angles, inscription: HEVT RODT MORGEN TODTT.


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Cambridge; Pembroke College


Period

Post Medieval 17th century c 1600 - 1635


Source

Masters and Fellows of Pembroke College, Cambridge [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 16323 A


Cultural Affliation


Material

Metal; Copper Alloy; Brass


Local Term


Measurements

22mm


Events

Context (Found together / assemblage)
See 1959.66-90; 1969.98-9 [sic].
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Related Documents)
Hand-written note on envelop which contained the token reads: 'Nuremberg token. Obv: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVEN. Rev: HEVT RODT MORGEN TODTT. Pembroke College.'
Event Date
Author: Jodi Zhang


Description (Physical description)
Description for Z 16323 [A-H]: 'Coins and tokens: 5 Nuremberg tokens (Sixteenth Century); Square token, German; 2 six pences and shilling Elizabeth I, 1581 and 1602; 2 sixpences, Seventeenth century; 3 tokens, Eighteenth Century. Commemorative medal of Admiral's destruction of Carthagena. 1741.'

Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found during building alterations to Pembroke College, 1875-1878.
Event Date 1875
Author: maa


Context (References)
Browne, David M. (1974). 'An Archaeological Gazetteer of the City of Cambridge.' Proceedings of the Cambridge Antiquarian Society, vol. 65. p. 24.
Event Date 1974
Author: Jodi Zhang


Context (Analysis)
Struck by Nuremberg guild master Hans Krauwinckel II (1586-1635) in early to mid 17th century; added to the Period field accordingly.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang


Description (Physical description)
A Nuremberg jeton made of brass. Obverse with a bust of Mercury wearing winged helmet and drapery, inscription: HANNS KRAVWINCKEL IN NVEN. Reverse shows an imperial orb within a tressure of three arches and three angles, inscription: HEVT RODT MORGEN TODTT.
Event Date 17/10/2023
Author: Jodi Zhang


FM:11843

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