Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

18th Century Tokens, LONDON, Strand, Philip Astley, Halfpenny, Mercury standing on horse galloping right, rev. man balancing upside down on the point of a sword, edge payable in london, 9.23g/12h (DH 362g). Good extremely fine, obverse with much original colour, very rare £100-£150

Provenance: F.S. Cokayne Collection [from Baldwin July 1904]; Baldwin ‘Basement’, Part II, Baldwin Auction 97, 29 September 2015, lot 991