New World Token?

[Jon Hill]

Hi,

I found this today, its 34mm across and made of copper alloy. I typed the legend into Google and got this back.

We quote the following from Archbishop Howley?s Ecclesiastical History of Newfoundland

?Calvert seems to have been so thoroughly imbued with this idea of establishing Christianity in the New World, that it lends a tinge to each incident of his enterprise. Thus we find that he gave the name ?The Ark of Avalon? to his principal ship, and that of ?The Dove? to her pinnace. On a coin which he had stamped is seen a thorn with the motto ?Spina Sanctus? (sanctified by the thorn). It shows on the obverse side a harp or lyre, surrounded by a wreath of bay leaves and bearing the inscriptions, beneath the lyre ?Orpheus,? and above, the Greek legend ?The air is the best? (Ariston men Aer). There are a mitre, crosier and cross, and a shiled with a thorn and oak. On the margin are the words ?Pro Patria et Avalonia.?

Can anyone tell me any more about it?

Cheers,

Jon.

 

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Ask the coin doc at www.coinsite.com-I can't find any like it anywhere.What state did you find it in?H.H.

 

[Jon Hill]

Hi,

I found it on farmland just outside Bristol, in the UK.

Regards,

Jon

 

[Chris in BC]

No help, but man that is cool, Chris

 

[Jon Hill]

Thanks,

I sent a query to the Coin Doc, I also have a thread running on www.coinpeople.com. Fingers crossed I'll find out what it is.

Jon

 

[Leon]

No clue here, either, but it sure is an interesting Token/Coin?
Hope ya figure it out, sounds like something fairly rare...
Keep us posted...

 

[bagpuss]

sorry i dont know what it is but i just wanted to tell you that it looks a fantastic item