Hello, A friend of mine has a coin which has a bust of Shakespeare, and is titled Cacilious (I can't make out the spelling perfectly) Shakespeare. Its been gold guilded, and we believe it is Tin or Lead underneath. Does anybody know of any coins like this? I haven't heard of a coin like this, and can't find any reference on the internet. It was found in the garden of a house in Yorkshire where Shakespeare was believed to stay. Let me know, Ensign
Sounds like something mid 19th century, ie about 1850 or 1860 to me. I believe that there were some tokens also made during the 1790-1810 period that portrayed the Bard.
Hello to everyone, nice to be here Here are a couple of photos taken with my phone (sorry for the quality) Its quite a large coin (or similar) and it has a small hole in the top of it, it was found about 9" under the ground (metal detector). Ill try and gather more information about it. Its been beaten about a bit, its not that easy to read. I'm trying to find my magnifying glass, but currently no luck. Ensign
Tough as it is to see detail on cellphone pix, the hole does appear to have a rim, which would indicate that it was originally struck with the hole in it, for use as a pendant, or perhaps a ribboned medal. If Krasnaya Vityaz' guess as to age is correct, it may have been struck to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Shakespeare's birth, which many authorities fix as April or May, 1564.
