1 Farthing Middlesex - London / Thomas Spence

€76,567.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1 Farthing (1⁄960)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight2.41 g
Dimensions19.86 mm
Thickness1.16 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#1112, Batty#498
Obverse descriptionLegend on four lines in centre and around edge
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN THOS SPENCE SIR THOS MORE THOS PAINE 1795
Reverse descriptionA crowned figure (George III?) holding a raised sceptre in right hand, riding to left on a bull with an ass`s head
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringAM I NOT THINE ASS
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1795  - -
Catalog ID7669903930
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