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Anyone care to help with dating this medal?

The Jammy dodger · 2019-08-09 14:59:00

I got this medal from the old library in Salerno. It's a medal that predates the now official St.Benedict medal of 1880. These medals came in different variations from the 11th century onwards. I'm guessing mine is somewhere between the 16th to 18th century but I'm no good at this stuff. Can anyone here tell me what they…

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09-08-2019 3:59pm

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The Jammy dodger

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I got this medal from the old library in Salerno. It's a medal that predates the now official St.Benedict medal of 1880. These medals came in different variations from the 11th century onwards. I'm guessing mine is somewhere between the 16th to 18th century but I'm no good at this stuff. Can anyone here tell me what they think? I think I've attached the photo correctly.

Thanks.

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