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, Rutland, Uppingham, Thomas Butler, Farthing, 0.78g/3h (N 3871, this piece; BW. 11); Henry Clipsam, Farthing, 1657, 0.93g/12h (N 3873, this piece; BW. 12) [2]. First fair but very rare, second fine (£70-90)

Provenance:
First R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 429 (part), bt N. A. Clark
*Second J.O. Manton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 10 February 1947, lot 196 (part), J.L. Wetton Collection [from Baldwin], R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 671 (part).

Henry Clipsam, grocer