Baron Spolasco Token

Title: Baron Spolasco Token
Description: Brass. England 1838. Unsigned. Lifetime. Trade token advertising his practice in Swansea.

Obverse: Clothed bust three-quarters to left, with head facing, within a circle; in a curve above, THE BARON SPOLASCO M.D.&C.; and below, THE REAL FRIEND / OF THE AFFLICTED in two lines; the whole within a beaded circle.

Reverse: In a field, THIS / EMINENT / PHYSICIAN'S / 5.000. RECENT / ASTOUNDING CURES / AND HIS NARRATIVE / OF THE KILLARNEY / IMMORTALIZE / HIS NAME in nine parallel lines; above, in a curve, JANʸ 22ᴰ 1838 [both 'Y' and 'D' underlined] and below the ornamental line, SWANSEA Sth WALES in a curve; the whole within a beaded circle.
Coverage: England
Creator: Unknown
Date: 1838
Extent: 22 mm
Language: English
Medium: Brass