Moneta
Registered: August 2005
Location: Arizona USA
Posts: 2,365
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A decent coin issued by Queen Elizabeth I, usually in profile, is difficult to afford, especially if you are not a UK specialist collector. SO...filling in nicely a Conder will have to do. The most common is this one from Sussex - Chichester. The reverse has a depiction of Chichester Cross, a late medieval market square at the confluence of roads into Chichester. The structure was provided as a market hub for local producers in the center of town. A plaque states the structure was commissioned by Edward Story, Bishop of Chichester, and built from 1477 to 1503. Famous people and famous architecture, another hallmark of the fascinating field of Conder collectables. Edge legend: "Payable at Dally's Chichester."
For the full story on Market Crosses (4 types in DH) see The Conder Token Collectors Club Journal # 39 (Spring 2006) at Newmans Numismatic Portal.
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