Coin

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Coin

Entry/Object ID

1998.34.3

Description

Small, misshapen silver coin. One side is stamped with the inscription "1697 [illeg]" along with a shield bearing three fleurs-de-lis under a crown. The other side is stamped with a cross-shape formed of Roman numeral twos (II) placed around a circle. An additional striking of a fleur-de-lis covers one of the cross' points.

Context

Found in the Champlain Narrows

Acquisition

Accession

1998.34

Source or Donor

Tice, Warren K. (1937-2014)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Time Period

17th Century

Place of Origin

Country

France

Continent

Europe

Ethnography

Culture/Tribe

Abenaki

Native American

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Thickness

1/16 in

Diameter

1 in

Composition

Material

Silver

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Lake

Lake Champlain

City

Burlington

County

Chittenden County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America