BHM 1660.
45mm. Silver. By W.Wyon.
Obverse with bust of Fuller, reverse with legend within wreath.
Encased within glass lunettes and silver band surround. Frosted surfaces, mint state and extremely rare.
John Fuller ( 1757-1834), better known as "Mad Jack" Fuller was Squire of the hamlet of Brightling, in Sussex, and is well known as a builder of follies, and as a philanthropist, patron of the arts and sciences, and a supporter of slavery. He purchased and commissioned many paintings from J.M.W. Turner. He was sponsor and mentor to Michael Faraday.