102943 | GREAT BRITAIN. Warwickshire. Birmingham. Copper Penny Token.

102943  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Warwickshire. Birmingham. Copper Penny Token. Issued 1791 (34mm, 16.96 g, 12h).

 

OUR FOOD IS SEDITION, winged and serpentine Monster of Sedition carrying flag with phrygian cap; four imps flying around (three of which are suckling from her numerous teats) // NOURISHED TO TORMENT, snake basking in long grass; the sun's rays above; in two lines in exergue, 14 JULY / 1791. Edge: A few scattered marks, otherwise plain.

 

D&H 34; BHM 360. Extremely Fine. Warm brown surfaces; minor edge flaw noted for completeness.

 

Alluding to the Birmingham riots of 1791 as well as the second anniversary of the French Revolution, this type remains exceptionally popular on account of its haunting imagery.

 

Upload: 15 October 2024.