Defeat of the Spanish Armada jeton
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1589
Defeat of the Spanish Armada , 1589, a silver jeton, unsigned, Elizabeth I seated left in car, holding palm branch and open prayer book, tandem bona cavsa triumphat , rev . si non viribus at cavsa potiores , tree with fledglings in nest fighting off bird of prey, 29mm, 5.79g (MI I, 153/128; v.
Loon I, 388; E 63). The current piece was struck not in London but in Dordrecht, Holland, by Elizabeth’s Protestant Dutch allies in the war against Spain. ------ For more information , additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.noonans.co.uk
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material (listing wording)
- silver
- Dimensions or weight (listing wording)
- 29mm
Identification
- Source note
- Auction-house description published on Invaluable. Attribution and measurements are the auction house’s statements about the photographed example; independent type authentication remains research required.
- Listing object ID
- 174983990
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
- Independent confirmation of type attribution and auction-house statements remains research required.