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17th century Suffolk, Suffolk, Clare, Wil Taverner, Farthing, crossed keys, rev. y kyes of dvnkirk ac ros to the spanyard, 0.75g/3h (Thompson, BNJ 1948, p.341, this piece; SNC 1982, pp.235-6; SCBI Norweb 4311, same dies; D London 655B). Crimped, otherwise good fine, very rare (£80-100)

Provenance:
J.D.A. Thompson Collection;
Paramount FPL 4, January 1976 (1467);
P. Preston-Morley Collection.

Wil Taverner (1626-1673), chandler, b. Halstead. A copy of the article by Robert Thompson and John Tavener, ‘The Keys of Dunkirk turned in the Lock (?)’ (TCSB June 1994, pp.45-9), is sold with the lot