Hobo Shilling??

CIVITAS · December 18, 2004 6:15AM

Thought this was kind of cool. Looks like 17th/18th century art on this Shilling of Elizabeth I.

PuddlePirate · December 18, 2004 7:17PM

Someone had just a little too much free time on their hands at some point.

rhound1977 · December 18, 2004 7:18PM

Looks like some fine line art that I could do......

Sylvestius · December 18, 2004 11:28PM

I think it might well be 19th century you know. Is it just me or does that look like Napoleon?

PuddlePirate · December 19, 2004 8:38PM

Laurel Wreath and Neckcloth - Napoleon's look - a good bet on the parody.

coachleonard · December 20, 2004 7:13AM

or.... maybe it's trying to imitate those 16th century coins with henri III and henri IV's bust. those busts had laurel wreaths, high collars.
so my vote: the work of a 16th century french coin vandal!

Sylvestius · December 20, 2004 7:57AM

Darn those vandals!

CIVITAS · December 21, 2004 6:00AM

Hmm, interesting ideas. It just looked a lot like the engraving seen on U.S. Colonial silver and some British stuff from the same era.

shirohniichan · December 21, 2004 6:56AM

That was the first coin to be rejected by the first slabbing service "YACKS" (Ye Auld Coin Knowledge Service) back in 1702 for "tooling."

Hobo Shilling??

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