Queen Anne Stuart - 1702 Token, Accession of Throne of England, Scotland and Ireland

Country * Token * (Tokens - Great Britain)
Type: Token
Year: 1702
Composition: Copper
Grade: G/VG (broken coin, missing part)
Weight: 4.9 g
Diameter: 25 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓

Medal for the coronation of Queen Anne Stuart in 1702 (Designer Sir Isaac Newton).

Obverse:
Bust of Queen Anne facing to left. Legend around. 

Lettering:
ANNA : D.  GRA.

Translation:
Anne, by the grace (of God).

Engraver: J. Croker

Reverse:
Allegory: Anne is depicted as the Greek warrior goddess Pallas Athena standing on a hill with the rays of the sun shining down upon her. She holds three bolts of lightning upraised in her right hand and her aegis in the left. At her feet is an aggressive monster with two heads, four arms (two of them hold clubs, the other two rocks) and eight snakes in place of legs. Legend around and in exergue with date of coronation.

Lettering:
VICEM GERIT ILLA TONANTIS
INAUGURAT XXIII AP MDCCII

Translation:
She is the Thunderer’s viceregent
Crowned April 23, 1702

Engraver: J. Croker

Edge:
Plain

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