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)

17th Century, Kent, Shurland Manor [Isle of Sheppey], James Herbert, Halfpenny, 2.55g/9h (BW. 523). Very fine and extremely rare (£200-250)

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

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Provenance:
V.J. Newbury Collection
bt Baldwin August 1995.

James Herbert (1623-76), sixth son of Philip, 4th Earl of Pembroke, 1st Earl of Montgomery (1584-1649), a favourite of James I who was created Baron Herbert of Shurland in 1605 and who subsequently became Lord Chamberlain under Charles I. Herbert married Jane Spiller (1629-65), daughter of Sir Robert Spiller of Laleham, Middlesex, and the manor of Shurland appears to have been settled on him on his marriage; the token bears their conjoined arms