17th Century, Hampshire, Christchurch, John Welchman, Farthing, 1.02g/6h (N 1851; Wetton 4; BW. 54). Fine or better, rare (£40-50)

Provenance:
Dug up in a garden at Christchurch, 2002.

John Welchman, mercer, mayor in 1661, 1671 and 1683, churchwarden 1663-4, sidesman 1664-5, owned several properties in Christchurch and claimed rights over 45 acres of meadow and pasture in the New Forest