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Description: | A complete and bent post-Medieval lead alloy double-sided token of Elizabeth I (1558-1603 AD). c. 1590-c. 1603 (North 1991: 140, ref: 2062).Obverse: No legend; Double headed eagleReverse: GOD SAVE THE QUENE; Crowned rose with E R at sidesDiameter: 20.5mm. Weight: 3.37g.North (1991, 140) notes that such pieces were probably medalets or counters rather than tokens as some appear to relate to Mary, Queen of Scots. These rare pieces are normally found in London, and were thought to be struck about 1574; Mitchiner (1988, 1653) has since revised the dates of the 'GOD SAVE' reverse to c. 1590 - c. 1603 AD. Further examples can be also found illustrated in Fletcher (2003, 49).North, J.J. 1991. English Hammered Coinage, Volume II, Edward I to Charles II, 1272-1662. Spink & Son, London.
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