constanius Posted January 1, 2010 Report Share Posted January 1, 2010 Obv.. Bust of Napoleon/ NAPO LEON Rev. Winged & crowned anchor with a heart/ DAS BESTE/ IETON Undated but presumably for the coronation in 1804. Just 14mm made of bronze but encrusted & a slight amount of verdigris below the anchor. In my opinion; The winged anchor symbolizes, I will be there in your time of need or I was there in your time of need, also for stability. The crown is for the coronation of Napoleon as Emperor. The heart for his courage and perhaps also his love of France. DAS BESTE = THE BEST in german, so obviously german in origin. Any info welcomed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 Another winged anchor jeton but minus crown & heart is replaced by a ball? perhaps the ball of fate or fortune. Frederick Wilhelm III Brass 20mm Jeton circa 1815. FR : WIL III KO V PREUSSEN DAS GLICK LACHET DER ANKER WACH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 KInd of surreal design in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elverno Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I've got a couple of inquiries out. Couldn't find it in the usual places... Nice piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drusus Posted January 12, 2010 Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 The style of the second one looks like a Lauer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted January 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2010 I've got a couple of inquiries out. Couldn't find it in the usual places... Nice piece. Thank you Vern for making inquiries, much appreciated, hope they bear fruit. It looks like the jeton had been buried in the ground, so likely a metal-detector find considering how small it is, 14mm. It also has what could be plough marks on the heart. I like the stylized wings in flight, they are very different to the droopy wings shown on the second jeton, which are the type more commonly depicted. Thanks Drusus the second jeton could well be a Lauer piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 So the reverse of my jeton was re-used from this: 1791, France. JETON – DAS BESTE. Unsigned. AE 14.8mm. Obv: Head of Louis XVI. Rev: A winged heart set against an anchor. Hennin 253. Nearly extremely fine. $60 @ hedleybetts_com http://prostores2.megawebservers.com/hedle...ail.bok?no=1375 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I found this image on a "BibliOdyssey" site (link) -- Fabianus Athyrus, Stechbuchlein (1654) --an emblem book. Translation of verse: "Hope leads me from earth toward heaven, The hope that never lets one come to ruin." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Thanks for that Frank, what a great site! Just a bit worried about the one image he does not translate the meaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 Well, Constanius, the meaning seems pretty clear to me. "Your memory, dear, stays with me ever Like a mangy sheep stepping on my heart." (Later edit): No, really, I asked a colleague in German and she proposed this translation: Oh, I am, believe me, a true lamb (a lamb with the characteristics of a lamb) (I am) not afraid of people, (I am not) a wild animal and (I am not) crude; (I am) patient, tender and gentle. But I still like my translation better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted April 12, 2010 Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 If you Google "anchor heart" you get lots of references to early Christian symbolism where the anchor--with its cross-like top bar-- was used to represent hope and faith. Common interpretations of anchor/heart/cross are that the trio represent hope, love and faith, in that order (i.e., faith/hope/love, as in St Paul). Here's a figure from a tombstone -- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2010 I guess that, once they add a crown to the anchor, it means have faith, hope in (& love for) the king or emperor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill Posted April 13, 2010 Report Share Posted April 13, 2010 I love to learn about new (to me) and interesting web sites. Thanks. Oh yeah, the jetons are great too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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