PCT4280434: Mereau: metal token (brad or yellow copper) inspired by a Venetian sequin or ducat. This piece was struck in the 19th century by London merchants John Cook (or Wilcox) and Sons (and his sons - Joannes Ille Coquus Sui Filiiove) for trade with colonized Africa - Similar tokens with abstract representations of Christ, Doge and St. Lawrence, but in gold, are known in India. In the eastern Mediterranean, the sequins and ducats, the currency of Venice, have long been a prestigious means of payment and have often been imitated. / Bridgeman Images
PCT4280408: Mereau: metal token (brad or yellow copper) inspired by a Venetian sequin or ducat. This piece was struck in the 19th century by London merchants John Cook (or Wilcox) and Sons (and his sons - Joannes Ille Coquus Sui Filiiove) for trade with colonized Africa - Similar tokens with abstract representations of Christ, Doge and St. Lawrence, but in gold, are known in India. In the eastern Mediterranean, the sequins and ducats, the currency of Venice, have long been a prestigious means of payment and have often been imitated. / Bridgeman Images