Special Collections

Sold on 7 October 2009

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West Country 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of David Sadler

David Sadler

Lot

№ 264

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7 October 2009

Hammer Price:
£650

Dorset, Shaftesbury, Hugh Fry, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.02g/3h (H –; N –; D –). Flan split and some surface veridgris on reverse, otherwise about fine and of the highest rarity, previously unpublished £150-250

Provenance: Bt A. Cherry September 1997.

The full reading is: mm. 5-point mullet both sides, HVGH · FRY · AT · YE · ANGEL ·:·, angel with wings outstretched,
rev. IN · SHASBVREY · 1669, HIS HALFE · PENY · H · A · F ·, all stops being small cinquefoils