Auction Catalogue

3 October 2012

Starting at 12:00 PM

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British Tokens

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 396

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3 October 2012

Hammer Price:
£520

17th Century Tokens, Dorset, Sherborne, Subscribers’ Farthings, 1669 (2, different rev. dies), 1.34g/12h (N 966; BW. 155), 1.29g/9h (N 968; BW. 155), John Warman, Farthing, 1669, 0.65g/12h (N 983, this piece; BW. 178), John Whetcombe, Farthing, 1657, 1.19g/12h (N 984; BW. 180); Wareham, Anthony Trew, Farthing, 1.04g/6h (N 992; BW. 193) [5]. N 968 very fine, N 983 about very fine and scarce, N 984 fine, others in varied state £60-80

Provenance: *N 983 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection, SNC May 1988 (3103).

John Warman, wife’s name Ann; John Whetcombe, gentleman