ID Help: Bible Passage Engraved On William III Coin

Dang, buddy, that sounds like a heck of a good guess.

Thank you all. I guess we'll never know - unless a former owner encounters it on these forums - unlikely given the age of the coin.

The host pictures William III, so the coin dates to 1700 or a little before. Yet the king's visage bears well over a century of wear putting the carving into the age of Charles Dickens. "The Biblical cite runs: For unto us a child is born, to us a child is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace." Sound familiar. Are you humming along at this point. Handel composed the Messiah in 1741 as an English language oratorio using the King James Bible. It was first performed in 1742 as an Easter offering. I suggest the carving significantly post dates the premier of the Messiah. No 120 remains a mystery. Many have pointed out the use of "120" in the Bible to mean all sorts of things (i.e. the number of Disciples who helped choose a replacement for Judas after that ancient unpleasantness), but similar coincidences occur for most every number. It is probably too big to be a count of how many six pence were awarded presuming this is a Sunday School prize as that would put the total purse at 12 pounds to this point. After a dozen pounds in prizes they ought to be well into the New Testament in my opinion. It must mean something else.