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The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of South London formed by Quentin Archer

Quentin Archer

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№ 792

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2 February 2022

Hammer Price:
£240

Bermondsey, Bermondsey Street, Richard Melton, Farthing, 0.95g/12h (E 345, this piece illustrated; N 4764; BW. 161); W.D.R. at the red bvll, Farthing, 0.88g/6h (E 347; N 4768; BW. 162); William Richardson, Farthing, 0.75g/12h (E 348; N –; BW. 165) [3]. Last good fine and very rare, others fine, second with ‘river’ patina £100-£150

Provenance: E 345 D.P. White Collection, Stride Auction (Chichester), 6 February 2009, lot 697 (part); E 347 bt S.H. Monks June 2013; *E 348 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 77 (part) [from R. Sharman 1993]