Coin identification

[Croggy]

Hello All

Please could anyone identify this coin, which I found whilst metal detecting? I've spent many hours searching the internet and my Spink "Coins of England", but haven't been able to find anything like it.

The coin doesn't appear to have a monarch's head on either side, so it is difficult to know which the obverse.

One side (A) appears include a shield containing 3 stars and the letters TDTV repeated multiple times around the edge, although because the lettering is continuous, I don't know which of the 4 letters is the first.

The other side (B) shows a heraldry shield with what appears to be 3 stars in both the bottom left and top right quarters. I can't make out what is in the other two quarters, but the bottom right appears to have 3 irregular vertical lines.

It is about 23mm in diameter and is very thin (less than 1mm).

Any help in identifying this would be great appreciated.

Best Wishes

Croggy

[jelida]

It is a Continental Jetton, probably sixteenth to seventeenth century and probably from the Low Countries.  There are many varieties,  have a google.

Jerry

[Croggy]

13 minutes ago, jelida said:

It is a Continental Jetton, probably sixteenth to seventeenth century and probably from the Low Countries.  There are many varieties,  have a google.

Jerry

Thanks for the swift reply Jerry. That helps a lot. It appears I was barking up the wrong tree!

Thanks again.

Croggy

[Croggy]

For anyone interested in this, Google came up trumps for me again...

https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/651228

Thanks again to Jerry for pointing me in the right direction.

Croggy

[jelida]

Well done! A little earlier than my guesstimate, a nice find! I actually like these, though I don’t collect them I do find them occasionally. They can be bought quite cheaply at coin fairs and on the net, and have some very pleasing designs.

Jerry