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Auction: 13014 - Indian, Islamic, British and Anglo-Gallic Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 252

Elizabeth I, pewter counter or medallet, c.1574, spread eagle, rev. god. save. the. qvene, crowned rose dividing e r, 21 mm. (N.2062; MI i, 123/68), good very fine, very rare

provenance
Bt. de Rouffingac, October 1977

MI notes that this medallet or counter is one of a series, all found in London. It is thought they were in common use as reckoning counters in the City of London during the reign of Elizabeth and were all made about the same time.

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Sold for
£240