Southwark, Borough High Street, Sam Abery, Farthing, 1.13g/6h (E 386; N 4783a, this piece; BW. 2); A.I.B. at the beare and raged stafe, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (E 387; N 4847a, this piece; BW. 289); I.A.B. at the whit bvll head, Farthing, 1648, 0.82g/6h (E 389; N 4886; BW. 3); M.B. at the 3 covlts, Farthing, 0.98g/6h (E 390; N 4877; BW. 4); S.B. ye qveens armes tavern, Farthing, 0.73g/3h (E 391, this piece illustrated; N –; D –) [5]. First about very fine, others in varied state, last with ‘river’ patina and extremely rare £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of South London formed by Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: E *386 and 387 Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 176, 26 May 2020, lot 88 (part) [from Spink 1996]; E 389 bt January 2010; E 390 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 79 (part) [acquired 1973]; E 391 bt J. Higginbotham February 2015