Love token - Betrothal
Title
Love token - Betrothal
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a copper coin rubbed smooth and engraved with initials and promise of wedlock. Side one: inscribed with idiom "J Suear by chaste Diana I will be in sacred wedlock ever join'd to thee." Side two: initials "I.B." Roman Block style lettering on side one, cursive script style lettering highlighted in white on side two.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Unknown; probably mid-eighteenth century
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Copper halfpenny coin
Identifier
M006
Coverage
Eighteenth century
Original Format
Copper halfpenny coin
Physical Dimensions
27.5mm
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