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Thomas Sackville, Lord Buckhurst, a silver medal or jeton, 1602, unsigned [perhaps by C. Anthony], arms within garter, rev. leopard rampant, 28mm, 5.95g (MI I, 189/4; cf. E 82). Slight wear to high points, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £200-300

Sir Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536-1608), statesman, poet and dramatist, served as Lord High Treasurer from May 1599 until his death. His counters are dated 1602 in the Old Style