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Coin with Zodiacal Calendar and Cometary Paths, English, Early 19th Century

Inventory Number 25660


Item type
Object
Object type
Calendar coin
Dimensions
Diameter: 51mm
Inventory No
25660

Description

Obverse has a zodiacal calendar with representations of each of the signs. The reverse shows "THE SOLAR SYSTEM" with two cometary paths crossing the orbits of the planets, named as: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Ceres, Pallas, Juno, Vesta, Jupiter, Saturn, Hershel [sic]