Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Gloucestershire, Cirencester, Borough Farthings, 1668 (3), 2.22g/12h (N 1616, this piece; BW. 44), 3.45g/12h, 2.28g/12h (both N 1617, former this piece; BW. 44); Anthony Chance, Farthings (2), 0.60g/6h (N 1620 obv./1619 rev.; BW. 46), 1.08g/6h (N 1620 rev., obv. not in N; BW. 46); William Constable, octagonal Halfpenny, 1669, 2.05g/6h (N 1625; BW. 48); Isaac Small, Halfpence (2), 1.87g/12h, 1.20g/12h (both N 1641; BW. 66) [8]. First three fine, others in varied state £70-£90

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Robert Thompson.

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Provenance: *N 1616 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC October 1989 (5464); N 1617 at 3.45g R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, SNC July-August 1990 (4599), bt Spink November 1990; N 1617 at 2.28g bt February 1971; N 1620/1619 and 1625 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 269 (part) [from Mrs N late 1960s], bt S.E. Schwer April 1987; N 1620 var L. Habgood Collection, bt N.A. Clark November 2007; N 1641 at 1.87g bt R. Gladdle June 2004; N 1641 at 1.20g bt J.G. Scott.

The Sylloge entry for 1619 describes the fourth token in this lot as from the same dies, but that is incorrect