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1985.51.405

Perforated coin, carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 18/02/2011]

1985.51.405

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Collection type
Object
Description
Perforated coin, carried by a soldier during World War 1. [SM 18/02/2011]
Long description
Perforated coin, carried by a soldier during World War 1. The coin has the inscription "ADVOCATES [FOR] THE RIGHTS OF MAN THOS SPENCE SIR THOS MORE THOS PAINE 1795" The other side has an image of a figure riding a bull with a donkey's head, with the inscription "AM I NOT THINE ASS" [SM 18/02/2011]
Person
Field collector Edward Lovett
PRM source Wellcome Institute
PRM source Wellcome Historical Medical Museum
Date / Period
Date made: 1795?, uncertain
Date collected
By 1933
Acquisition information
Transferred: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Copper Alloy Metal, Process Stamped, Process Perforated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 20 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.51.405 Other numbers: A 176475 AM C lot 175

Search terms: Religion, Currency, Amulet, Coin

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