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Bristol hammies wanted
« on: September 14, 2013, 02:59:14 PM »
I found this one thinking it was a old penny then noticed some strange details its a George II coin/token?? with a beehive design any help would be great.. Cheers

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« Reply #1 on: September 14, 2013, 04:36:45 PM »
Interesting find, and certainly a more unusual one.

It's a medalet or gaming counter "The Harvest of 1757" , beehive with the queen bee among the swarm.  Reverse legend: REGE INCOLVMI NON DEERIT COPIA / When the King is safe, plenty will not be wanting.


I found this:

An exceedingly abundant harvest in 1757 succeeded some very scanty years and converted dearth into plenty.  Such appears to have given occasion to this medalet: but nothing recorded of this period seems to connect the plenty with any circumstance personally affecting the King.

The legend and similar beehive design was also used on French Louis XIV jetons from 1687.
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Bristol hammies wanted
« Reply #2 on: September 14, 2013, 04:48:51 PM »
Well done Pete that's great, Thank you very much for you time TOP MAN Wink
People like you Geoff, Probono, and others make this forum, with your ability's to id the worst of items Wink
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« Reply #3 on: September 14, 2013, 04:54:26 PM »
Hi Dale,

No problem, thanks for your kind words  Smiley
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« Reply #4 on: September 14, 2013, 06:07:37 PM »
interesting coin well found Wink
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Nihi nisi sub sole
« Reply #5 on: September 14, 2013, 07:35:13 PM »
And we all learn from each other - my main interest is / was roman coins, but since detecting I've certainly learned a lot about many other periods and artifacts.
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