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philadelphian
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 Posted 03/31/2016 2:17 pm
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Welcome!
The classical river-god figure, reclining, with oar and ever-pouring urn, was a common image since the 18th century, found on some tokens, to represent the River Clyde in Scotland.
The gunship on the reverse appears to be, though I'm hardly an expert, a pre-WWI dreadnought of the Orion class (or perhaps King George V class). One Orion class battleship was built on the banks of the River Clyde, and I'll go out on a limb and guess this may be the HMS Conqueror, built 1911 by William Beardmore and Co., Dalmuir. That's where I'd start looking for references to this token. |
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| Anyone Identify This Old Coin?
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philadelphian
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Posted 03/29/2016 3:42 pm
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| Beneath the center point of the M is the officina letter, A. Below that, the letters CON indicate the Constantinople mint. The obverse legend begins with DN IVSTIN and ends with PP AVG, but can't make out if IVS or IANVS is inbetween (for either an Emperor Justin or a Justinian). |
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| Unknown Token Assist Please
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philadelphian
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Posted 03/07/2016 7:40 pm
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Presuming this is the same Captain Rocke, from a 1652 transaction of lands in Hendon, Middlesex (about 9 miles from Watford), I think we can say the RAM initials are for Rocke, Ambrose M. (or possibly even Rocke, AMbrose).
The reverse legend, "Captain Rocke at the...," is possibly a rebus in conjunction with the image. Thus, the message from both sides of the coin reads "Captain Rocke, at the Stag, in Watford." There was pub named "the Stag" in Watford as recently as the 19th century; some research may reveal it to have been extant in the mid-17th century, or to be the namesake of an earlier pub. |
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