Auction Catalogue

16 March 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1081

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16 March 2005

Hammer Price:
£260

17th Century, Cornwall, Falmouth, Mich[a]ell Russell, Farthing, 0.93g/12h (N 534 obv., different rev.; D 11A). Obverse fine, reverse very fine, very rare (£150-200)

Provenance:
J.A.D. Mayne Collection, Spink Auction 145, 12-14 July 2000, lot 2668.

Michael Russell, alderman; his token, executed by David Ramage before 1660, names the village of Smithwicke, which was encompassed by the port of Falmouth by proclamation of 20 August 1660