British Tokens

Wells, City Farthings (17), 1657 (7), 1.00g/6h (N 4157, this piece; BW. 300), 1.91g/12h, 1.77g/6h, 1.62g/6h, 1.58g/12h [overstruck on Irish undertype], 1.44g/6h (all N 4158, second and fourth 4158d, 4158f, these pieces; BW. 300), 1.86g/6h (N 4159, this piece; BW. 300); [16]69 (10), 2.23g/9h, 2.17g/9h, 2.16g/3h, 1.73g/12h, 1.56g/6h (all N 4160, first and third 4160a, 4160c, these pieces; BW. 301), 2.39g/12h, 1.79g/12h, 1.28g/12h, 1.22g/12h (all N 4161, first 4161a, this piece; BW. 301), 2.68g/6h (N 4160-1 rev., different obv.; BW. 301) [17]. Generally about fine and better but one N 4161 with central nail piercing; a good range of civic issues at differing weights, all known die combinations represented £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by David Young.

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Provenance: N 4157 and 4160 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lots 481, 482 (parts); N 4158 at 1.91g, 4160 at 1.56g and 4161 at 1.28g bt Baldwin June 1988; N 4158d, 4158f, 4159 and 4161a Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lots 481, 482, 486 (parts) [both 4158s and 4161a from Baldwin, 4159 from Spink 1971]; N 4158 at 1.62g bt Seaby January 1975; N 4158 at 1.44g bt Spink June 1975; N 4160 at 2.17g bt Seaby August 1973; N 4160 at 1.73g bt Baldwin April 1988; N 4161 at 1.79g bt Seaby March 1986; N 4161 at 1.22g bt Seaby April 1988; *N 4160-1 var bt J. Whitmore November 1999