Auction Catalogue

28 & 29 November 2001

Starting at 1:00 PM

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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

Lot

№ 1361

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29 November 2001

Hammer Price:
£85

17th Century, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, Oxford, L. King, Farthing (Leeds –; BW. 150). Local workmanship, competently executed, obverse fine, reverse very fine, the dies unpublished (£50-70)

Provenance:
J Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 774 [from Format, April 1989];
P Preston-Morley Collection.

This curious piece has certain similarities with other undoubtedly locally-made tokens (
cf. BNJ 1981, pl.xxiii) and was probably copied from King’s second issue (Leeds 64; Norweb 3701)