■Ret?. Justice seated, holding scales and sword ,- above,' rays.:
Leg. b e n e c o n s t i t v t a . b e . NVMABiA. (Coinage well established.)
E x . Two small mullets and a star with stops between.
T15. Med. Hist. vii. 3. Perry, vi. 1. ■
’• MB. electrotype fr6m-Hunter,VE. gilt: Extrefnely.rare.
Struct to commemorate the reformation in the- coinage of
the realm. In 1545, Henry VIII. had so debased the coin
that it contained only 4 oz. of silver to 8 of alloy. Edward VI.
resolved upon and commenced an improvement, but it was not,
carried out before the reign of Elizabeth, who issued a commission
31 Dec. in the first year of her reign, and a new
coinage was ordered, to contain 1 } oz. of alloy ‘to 1 1 of silver.
On the 27th September, 1560, a proclamation was issUedrecall-
ing the base coins, and on the 8th November of the Same year
the standard for the silver coins was further improved.
23. New Coinage. 1 5 6 0 .
Bust of Elizabeth, similar to the preceding, but floral wreath
instead of the legend.
Rev. Justice as on the preceding, no rays or legend, but
floral wreath.
115, Med. Hist* vii, 2, Perry, vi, .2.
MB. ^R. J2; , Hunter, At. . Rare.
Struck probably on the same occasion as the preceding, but
perhaps only a general compliment to Elizabeth.
24. , N e w C o in a g e . 1560.
. Bust of Elizabeth, similar to No. 22> f^eg. g o b s a v e t h e
QVNE.
Rev. Justice, &c., as on the preceding.
•9.
MB. lead. ’ Yery rare.
This piece has an inscription on the reverse; but on account
of the decay of the surface it cannot be read.
*26. S ib N i c h o l a s . T h e q c e m o b t o n ', 1560,.
Crest of Throckmorton, a falcon. Leg. m e d io - t v t i s s im v s
ib i s , (Thou wilt go the,safest in the middle course.) ,
Rev. Arms of Throckmorton ; a chevron; three- bars
gemelles, a martlet for difference. Leg. n o n e s t v o l e n t i s e d
m i s e b a n t i . (It is not for the willing, but for the compassionate.)
■ ■ ••• ~ ■ : ; •
, Such is the description of a jeton for which Pasgurer Feuret,
engraver at Paris, obtained permission to make dies, 12
Nov. 156Q, for the English Ambassador. The document is
preserved in the French archives at Paris (Z. 2828)., No
specimen is known, but being without a name it may have been
overlooked. As the arms are, those of Throckmorton and the
jeton was to be made for the English Ambassador, it must
have been executed for Sir Nicholas Throckmorton, the resident
Ambassador at Paris from 1559 to 1564. It is not improbable,
as this jeton was ordered to be made in 1560, that the legend
on the reverse refers to the death of Francis H., and expresses
the sympathy of Throckmorton towards Mary in her affliction.
During the residence of Mary in France, Throckmorton was
one of her most devoted friends, and after her return to Scotland,
and during her captivity, he gave many proofs of the
sincerity of his friendship.
26. N e w C o in a g e . 1561.
A double rose, crowned, between e . e . Leg. e ’. d ’. g ’ .
e o s a . s i n e . s p in a . (A rose without a thorn.) m. m. Cross.
Rev. A shield bearing the cross of St. George. Leg. t v b b i s
- l q n d in e n s i s . (The Tower of London.) m. m. Cross. ...
- "7, Med. Hist. iv. 6, Perry, vi. 3 .
MB. At.. Rare.
Snellinghas placeda similar piece to the reign of Edward V I/
Pinkerton assigns . it to Elizabeth. - "When. the. arrangement
respecting the new coinage was complete, 'the Queen visited the
Tower in state, 10 July, .1561, attended by many of her nobility,
and herself struck certain pieces of gold, which ' she gave , away