Love token - Fighting the devil
Title
Love token - Fighting the devil
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a holed copper halfpenny coin, rubbed smooth and engraved on both sides. Side one: image of a man standing next to barrel, arms outstretched, fighting the devil depicted with hooved feet and wings; all highlighted in white. Side two: faint outlines of two figures.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Copper halfpenny coin
Identifier
M079
Coverage
Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century
Original Format
Copper halfpenny coin
Physical Dimensions
27.8mm
- Date Added
- October 7, 2012
- Collection
- Maidstone Museum
- Item Type
- Still Image
- Tags
- copper, halfpenny, holed
- Citation
- Unknown, “Love token - Fighting the devil,” When this you see remember me, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lovetokens.omeka.net/items/show/82.