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Katalognummer: Dalton & Hamer, The Provincial Token Coinage of the Eighteenth Century,p.260, no. 13
Durchmesser: 34,00 mm
weight 18,44gr. | copper Ø 34mm.
obv. Bust of Isaac Perrins right, ISAAC behind, PERRINS. before.
rev. BELLA! / HORRIDA / BELLA! within border of leafs, 1789 below,
surrounded by the legend STRENGTH AND MAGNANIMITY
Isaac Perrins, bareknuckle boxer and engineer. Circa 1751-1800.
Perrins contemporary fame was primary a result of his career as a bareknuckle boxer, and this piece may have been struck to advertise or commemorate his fight with Tom Johnson on 22 October 1789. For his day job, Perrins was employed by Matthew Boulton as a foreman. He was frequently sent around the country as an industrial spy, to ensure the firms competitors were not breaching their patents.
Dalton & Hamer, The Provincial Token Coinage of the Eighteenth Century,
p.260, no. 13
scratches on obverse and some small edge nicks
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