British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

London (City), Fleet Street, issuer uncertain, Halfpenny, at ye king of sweadliend, bust of King Gustavus Adolfus, rev. head in fleet street, his halfe peny, 2.15g/9h (N –; D –). About very fine, ‘river’ patina, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen
£200-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens Formed by the Late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: Found in the R Thames at Southwark, 1991; bt Baldwin