British Tokens

City of London, Bishopsgate Street, Edward Drayton, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (N 6585 rev., different [earlier] obv.; Berry p.34, but different obv. to those shown; BW. 228); Ascanius Hicks, Farthing, 0.91g/6h (N 6584; Berry p.34; BW. 232); Edward Nourse, Farthing, 1666, 8.12g/12h (N 6592; Berry p.33; BW. 247); Bishopsgate Without, R.K.S. at the movth tavern, Farthing, 1.08g/6h (N 6649; Berry p.35; BW. 323) [4]. About fine and better, first with heavy obverse die flaw £80-100

Provenance: *First bt N.A. Clark 1983; third bt N.A. Clark 1979; others bt S.E. Schwer 1979.

Edward Drayton (†1677), vintner, The Ship, aka the Great James, apprenticed 1623; Ascanius Hicks, vintner, The Ship, aka the Great James, apprenticed 1624, married Susan Ellis 1637, succeeded by Edward Drayton; Edward Nourse (1624-90), brazier, situated next door to The Bull, son of the Gloucester issuer Luke Nourse, married Mary Wells 1649