Jettons

Scope note

Inscribed counters or tokens used for reckoning accounts since the 13th century; often copies of contemporary coins; used after the 16th century mostly as souvenir pieces.

This term has 72 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Object name
Object category

Getty AAT term number

3000191481

Broader Terms used

<semi-monetary tokens>

Term used for

coins, counting
counters (tokens)
counters, reckoning
counting coins
jetons
reckoning counters

Equivalent Terms used

Created

13yrs ago

Connected records

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Artist: Schultes, Hans, II
Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Artist: Lauffer, Wolf, II
Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

One German jetton

An image of Jettons

Contrôleurs Généraux des Rentes

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XIV (1643-1715) (Struck in the rule of)
State: France
Place of use: Colmar, Paris

One of 107 silver and bronze Roman, medieval and modern coins from Bottisham, Cambs., 1985-95. From one of three substantial assemblages of coin finds from Roman and medieval/modern sites in and around Bottisham Jettons

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jetons and jewelry pieces

Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Ruler: Louis XIV (1643-1715) (Struck in the name of)
State: France
Place of use: Colmar, Paris

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Artist: Krauwinckel, Hans, II
Mint: Nuremberg
Ruler: Henry IV (1589-1610) (Struck in the name of)

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: uncertain

Tokens and jetons

Maker(s)

Maker: Krauwinckel, Hans, II

Tokens and jetons

Maker(s)

Maker: Krauwinckel, Hans, II

One of seven medieval jettons

One of seven medieval jettons

England, medieval jeton, late 14th cent.; obv. facing bust of king with arched crown, two roses in field; rev. cross fleur-de-lisée and four roses; Æ, 1.28g (Berry -).

An image of Jetons and jewelry pieces

Jetons and jewelry pieces

Maker(s)

Issuer: Lauer, Ludwig Christian
Mint: Nuremberg

An image of Jettons

Jettons

Maker(s)

Mint: Nuremberg
Issuer: Lauffer, Wolf, II
Mint: Nüremberg

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