British Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Newbury, William Harrison, Farthing, 1657, 0.69g/12h (N 123, this piece; BW. 57); John Hill, Farthing, 0.50g/12h (N 124, this piece; BW. 58); John Naish, Farthing, 1652, 1.07g/6h (N 125; BW. 59); Jonas Noraway Jr, Farthing, 1.16g/6h (N 126; BW. 60); Joseph Sayer, Farthing, 1.27g/9h (N 121; BW. 61); John Spencer, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N 128, this piece; BW. 62) [6]. N 128 fair, others generally fine, some scarce £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: N 121 bt J.L. Holman 1997; N 123 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC March 1988 (1424), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part); *N 124 Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC November 1987 (6669), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part); N 125 Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection [from Baldwin], B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 256 (part), M. Bull Collection [from S.E. Schwer June 1984], A Collection of 17th Century Berkshire Tokens, the property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction T5, 8 November 2007, lot 14 (part); N 126 Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (21), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 713 (part); N 128 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt N.A. Clark April 1999.

William Harrison, grocer. John Naish, grocer. Jonas Noraway, grocer, churchwarden 1670. Joseph Sayer, rector of Newbury 1663-75. John Spencer, grocer