TUDOR. temp. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. CU Jeton (29mm, 5.34 g, 9h). Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Dated 1588. Near EF.

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TUDOR. temp. Elizabeth I. 1558-1603. CU Jeton (29mm, 5.34 g, 9h). Defeat of the Spanish Armada. Dated 1588. (rosette) HOMO · PROPONIT · DEVS · DISPONIT ·, four figures kneeling left in prayer; ·1588· below / + HISPANI · FVGIV’T · ET · PEREV’T · NEMINE · SEQVETE, ship under sail right, breaking up. Van Loon (new edition) 1588.14; MI 147/116; Eimer 60. Brown surfaces, a few minor marks, minor areas of weak strike. Near EF.

A counter made following the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the obverse represents the gratitude which the English felt, ascribing their deliverance to God. The reverse conveys the circumstances under which the Armada met its destruction. Having been badly beaten, the Spanish admiral fled northward – though not pursued by Lord Howard because the English lacked ammunition – only to come upon a fierce storm in which the entire Spanish fleet perished.

Closing Date and Time: 13 December 2023 at 14:46:40 ET.

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