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17th Century, High Wycombe, Richard Lucas, Farthings, 1653 (2, different rev. dies), lion rampant to left, carrying rod in left forepaw, mm. mullet, 1.12g/3h, no stops after date (Berry & Morley 222; SCBI Norweb 357, same dies; BW. 171); 1.02g/6h, three stops after date (Berry & Morley 223; SCBI Norweb 358, this piece; BW. 171); Richard Lucas, Farthing, 1653, lion rampant to left, carrying rod in left forepaw, mm. pierced mullet, 1.02g/6h, large initials (Berry & Morley 224; SCBI Norweb 359, same dies; BW. 171); Rich: Lucas, Halfpenny, 1670, lion rampant to left, rather dead then disloyal, 1.28g/6h (Berry & Morley 225; SCBI Norweb 360, same dies; BW. 169) [4]. First about very fine, second good fine, third fair, last very fine and nicely patinated, an excellent group of all the varieties of this issuer (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Tokens.

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Provenance:
B & M 222 bt Corbitt & Hunter January 1970.

B & M 223 R A Nott Collection [bt by Spink];
Mrs Emery May Norweb Collection;
SNC October 1989 (5443);
J Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 738 (part).

B & M 224 J L Short Collection, Spink Auction 90, 16 March 1992, lot 544 (part);
bt N Clark March 1992.

*B & M 225 Glendining Auction, 11-12 July 1929, lot 361 (part);
F E Baker Collection, October 1977 [from Spink, September 1929].

Richard Lucas (†1675), innkeeper of The Red Lion, formerly located at 9 High Street, High Wycombe (demolished c.1970, now a Woolworths store), was one of the most influential figures in the town. He was an alderman for 26 years, from 1649 until his death, served as mayor three times, in 1660, 1667 and 1672, and was elected a JP in 1662. He took a keen interest in politics and helped to secure the election of Sir John Borlase as MP. Sold with further biographical details