18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, shield with hatching, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine librat, edge plain, 14.56g/12h (DH 68). Graze in obverse field, otherwise virtually as struck with full original colour, very rare £200-250

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 18th Century Tokens from the Dr Allen Bennett Collection.

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Provenance: Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 379; J.A. Bobbe Collection; bt J.A.B. November 2008.

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