Historical Medals and Tokens

City of London, Addle Hill, Thomas Stedman, Farthing, 1656, 1.02g/6h (N 6430a, this piece; BW. 10); Thomas Stedman, lead Farthing, rev. initials t.s.s., 1.57g/10h (N –; D 10A, this piece) [2]. First good fine, second about fine and extremely rare, perhaps the only known specimen £80-100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: *N 6430 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 243 (part); D 10A J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 132 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014.

Although no locality is shown on the second token, the assumption from the name and device is that it derives from Addle Hill