Auction Catalogue

2 October 2013

Starting at 10:00 AM

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British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 279

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2 October 2013

Hammer Price:
£350

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Reading, John Harvie, Farthing, 0.85g/12h (N 152; BW. 86); Wallingford, Thomas Rusden, Farthing, 0.83g/12h (N 218; BW. 141); DORSET, Weymouth, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.38g/12h (N 993; BW. 194); GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Tetbury, Borough Farthing, 1669, 1.33g/12h (N 1720; BW. 163); HAMPSHIRE, Bishop’s Waltham, Thomas Penford, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.51g/12h (N 1845; BW. 46); Odiham, Robert May, Farthing, 1653, 1.15g/6h (N 1923; BW. 123); OXFORDSHIRE, Henley-on-Thames, Borough Halfpenny, 1669, 1.07g/9h (N 3644; BW. 91); SOMERSET, Frome, John Sanders, Farthing, 1671, 1.92g/9h (N 4038; BW. 133); Taunton, Borough Farthing, 1667, 3.07g/3h (N 4115; BW. 229); WILTSHIRE, Calne, Stephen Baylie, Farthing, 1.18g/6h (N 5427; BW. 24); Salisbury, Simon Rolfe, Farthing, 1666, 1.55g/6h (N 5574; BW. 222); together with Bristol, City Farthings (4), 1652-62 [15]. Except the Bristol Farthings, generally fine, some better £140-180

Provenance: All except N 1720, 4115 and Bristol Farthings bt M. Vosper.

N 152 only illustrated. Thomas Penford, grocer; Robert May, mercer; Stephen Bayley, mercer; Simon Rolfe, clothier, indicted for striking halfpence 1671