British Tokens

City of London, Chancery Lane, W.B.I. the popes head tavern, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N –; Berry p.42; BW. 509); Thomas Kent, Farthing, 1.65g/12h (N 6749; Berry p.40; BW. 510); William Mart, Halfpenny, 2.23g/12h (N 6751; Berry p.40; BW. 514); Lewis Willson and Henry Morris, Farthing, 0.94g/6h (N 6750; Berry p.40; BW. 1102); Holborn Conduit, Anthoney Joyce, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 7122; Berry p.80; BW. 1427) [5]. First fine, others fair but last with nail piercing, mostly scarce £70-90

Provenance: *First bt N.A. Clark 1993; second bt N.A. Clark 1979; third bt N.A. Clark 1990; fourth bt N.A. Clark 1980; last F. Sedgwick Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 26 (part), bt Baldwin.

Berry speculates that the issuer of the first token was William Johnson, later vintner at The Drake in Bell Yard; Thomas Kent, vintner, The King’s Head, c. 1630-60; William Mart, vintner, The King’s Head, fl. 1666, previously vintner, The Queen’s Head, Fleet street, apprenticed 1650; Lewis Willson and Henry Morris, vintners, The King’s Head, apprenticed 1651 and 1653 respectively, succeeded Thomas Kent but the partnership was broken in 1662; Anthony Joyce (†January 1668), chandler, vintner, married Katherine Fenner, a cousin of Pepys