British Tokens

City of London, Fenchurch Street, Daniel Rawlinson, Farthing, 1.31g/6h (N 6907; Berry p.65; BW. 994). Some surface verdigris on reverse, otherwise very fine £30-40

Provenance: Bt Seaby 1965.

Daniel Rawlinson (1614-79), vintner, The Mitre, 1641-79, master of the Vintners Company 1678, wife’s name Margaret (†1666 of the Plague); Rawlinson was a close friend of Samuel Pepys and his establishment was mentioned over 50 times in Pepys’ diary