The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Clay Disc [ARK00155]
Attached People: Collector (major) - Bargrave, John (1610-1680)Location(s): Past Location at - Canterbury Cathedral Library and Archives (Library and/or Archive) -> Canterbury Cathedral (Institution)
Annotation:[Canterbury Catalog: Broken red clay disc. There are visible signs of marking on the face of the disc however very difficult to read. The following citation is from a hand-written label of Bargrave's, attributed to this object in his collection: ''This peice [sic.] was coined in Spaine, in great want of monie [sic.], for soe [sic.] much weight in gold; and will yet yield [sic.] soe [sic.] much in Spaine, and the [....] there, as I have beene[sic.] told. Yet I doubt it, because of the French on the other side: it may be but a counter".] (approx early - mid 17th cent)