Auction Catalogue

15 December 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Tickets and Passes, Important British Trade Tokens, Coin Weights

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

Lot

№ 2184

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15 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£95

Dorchester, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.37g/12h (N 886; BW. 53); Wiltshire, Amesbury, Robert Harrison, Farthing, 1653, 0.65g/6h (N 5408; BW. 7); Devizes, Grace Naish, Farthing, 1652, 0.90g/6h (N 5460; BW. 71), Richard Slade, Farthing, 1663, 0.99g/6h (N 5465; BW. 74); Malmesbury, William Wayte, Farthing, 1651, 1.08g/6h (N 5500; BW. 121); Marlborough, Borough Farthing, 1668, 1.13g/12h (N 5505; BW. 125), John Bayly, Farthing, 0.62g/9h (N 5507 obv., rev. differs; BW. 126); Wilton, Stephen Brassier, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.35g/6h (N 5622; BW. 268); together with other 17th century tokens (4, one of Bath) [12]. Dorchester fine, others mediocre or fair, BW. 121 pierced (£35-45)

Provenance:
BW. 7 and 268 C.M. Rowe Collection [7 acquired October 1990].

Grace Naish, widow; Richard Slade, grocer; William Waite, apothecary; John Bayly, grocer