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, Sturrey, Thomas Johnson, Farthings, 1650 (3, from three obv. and two rev. dies), reading ihonson, 0.87g/6h (N 2754; BW. 542), reading iohnson (2), 1.15g/6h (N 2757/1; BW. 543), 1.12g/6h (N 2757/1 rev., different obv.; BW. 543); William Picard, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.95g/3h (BW. 544) [4]. Second very fine, others fine, last rare (£40-60)

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. 542 bt M. Trenerry December 1993
Both BW. 543 V.J. Newbury Collection, bt Baldwin April 2002
*BW. 544 bt Spink October 1995.

Thomas Johnson, grocer