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Gambling Token - Lady Fortuna
| Location | Sweden |
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| Year | 1725-1750 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts Fortuna standing atop a globe, her hair flowing, arms outstretched holding the rigging of a billowing sail, symbolizing the fleeting nature of luck. The circumferential legend reads FUGAX FORTUNA, bordered by a beaded inner ring near the rim. |
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| Reverse description | The field bears a four-line Swedish inscription filling the upper portion, followed by a row of dot ornaments on the fourth line, and a device of a pair of spectacles in relief at the base. The entire design is enclosed within a toothed or reeded inner border ring. |
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| Reverse lettering | DEN SOM HAR LYCKA BEHÖFVER INTET :::::::: |
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