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TOKENS. Uncertain. 13th century(?). Cast Potin(?) Token (20mm, 6.81 g, 1h). Diademed bearded head left; [EVI above?] / Figure standing facing, holding long staff and uncertain object. Cf. Mitchiner, Jetons 81-4 (for series). Rough brown surfaces. VF. Extremely rare.
From the Todd Hansen Collection. Ex Dix Noonan Webb (27 September 2011), lot 2788.
Mitchiner attributes this series to the mid-late 5th century AD, a time when Britain was ruled by the Brythonic “Kings of Dumnonia,” based off a handful found in soils from a construction project in Billinsgate, London. Among other items from the spoils were several Roman coins and small artifacts, Norman and later coins, ands over 1000 later lead tokens. Post-Roman and Saxon period items were almost entirely absent, save for these tokens and a handful of decorative bracteates. Mitciner’s reasons for dating these pieces so early are unclear, but considering the significant number of later coins and tokens, they are more likely to be tokens of the 13th century or later. To this cataloger, the style bears a superficial resemblance to the earliest English pewter and lead tokens (cf. Mitchiner & Skinner I, pl. 3-6).
Closing Date and Time: 23 September 2020 at 15:11:20 ET.
All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.
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