Boy Bishop Groat Token Bury Series 1, Inscribed

€314,622.00
LocationEngland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year1485-1530
TypeSpiritual tokens › Religious tokens
CompositionLead
Weight5.2 g
Diameter25 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound (irregular)
TechniqueHammered
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
Edge
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionBoy’s head facing slightly right, wearing bishop’s mitre; croziers with letters S and И flanking
Obverse letteringSANCTE : NIChOLAE : ORA : PRO : NO
(Translation: SANCTE NICOLAE. ORA PRO NOBIS / Saint Nicholas. Pray for us)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionLong cross pattée, with three pellets in quarters
Reverse letteringECCE NOVA FACIO OmNIA AVE REX GEnTIS
(Translation: Behold the king of the people)
Reverse script
Mint
MintageND (1485-1530)  - Bury St Edmunds -
Catalog ID7337434310
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