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, Strood, Henry Allen, Farthing, 1.20g/6h (BW. 532); Robert Coverdale, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.79g/12h (N 2747; BW. 534); Phillip Ewer, Farthings (2, different rev. dies), 1652, 1.75g/12h (N 2748b, this piece; BW. 535), 1666, 1.07g/6h (N 2748 obv., 2749 rev.; BW. 536); Hennere Figgett, Farthing, 1654, 1.23g/6h (N 2751; BW. 537); Anth[ony] Lovell, Farthing, [16]68, 0.89g/12h (N 2752, this piece; BW. 538); Constance Walsall, Farthings (3, different dies), undated, 0.56g/12h (BW. 539), 1666, 0.90g/12h (BW. 540), 1667, 0.49g/6h (N 2753, this piece; BW. 541) [9]. BW. 537 very fine, others generally fine, a good group for the town (£150-200)

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:
BW. 532 bt Baldwin April 1994
BW. 534, 536, 539 and 540 V.J. Newbury Collection [534 bt Baldwin December 1998, 536 and 539 bt Baldwin June 2003, 540 bt Baldwin May 2003]
BW. 535 and 541 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 622 (part), bt M. Trenerry March 1993
BW. 537 bt M. Trenerry January 2002
*BW. 538 Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 622 (part) [from Baldwin], bt M. Trenerry March 1993.

Henry Figgett, draper; Constance Walsall, widow of Francis Walsall, gent. Both tokens of Philip Ewer in this lot are post-Restoration issues utilising the same pre-Restoration Ramage obv. die