Auction Catalogue

28 & 29 November 2001

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 981

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29 November 2001

Hammer Price:
£190

17th Century, Princes Risborough, Edward Barnaby, Farthing, three tuns, 0.87g/9h (Berry & Morley 150; BW. 114); Edward Barnaby, Halfpence, 1665 (2, different rev. dies), mm. pierced cinquefoil both sides, 2.21g/12h (Berry & Morley 151; SCBI Norweb 333, same dies; BW. 113); 1.67g/3h, mm. pierced sexfoil on rev. (Berry & Morley 152; BW. 113) [3]. About fine and better, first extremely rare and only one other specimen in private hands known to the cataloguer, third very rare (£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 150 a metal detector find at Wendover, 1995;
bt R Gladdle April 1995.

B & M 151 bt Spink August 1980.

*B & M 152 a metal detector find at Princes Risborough, 1996;
bt R Gladdle June 1996.

Edward Barnaby, grocer