Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

17th Century Tokens, Leicestershire, Loughborough, Thomas Pepper, Farthing, 0.97g/6h (D –). Fine, dark patina, of the highest rarity; believed the only known specimen (£300-400)

Provenance:
P. Preston-Morley Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 134 [from P.C. Deane April 1976]
bt N.A. Clark.

The full reading of this token, made by David Ramage, is: obv. mm. mullet, thomas· pepper· in, rev. mm. mullet, lovghborovgh around t·d·p·, where all stops are lozenges

In the footnote, the legend reads LOVGHBORROVGH and the stop between T and D is a rosette