The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence

Mule Farthings (7), bust left, revs. Britannia, 3.94g/6h (DH 1077); man on bull with ass’s head, thick flan, 6.21g/6h (DH 1078); conjoined heads of man and ass, 3.52g/4h (DH 1079); padlock, 3.87g/12h (DH 1080); pig (2), large [25.5mm] flan, 3.80g/6h, small [21mm] flan, 4.19g/6h (both DH 1081); slave, 3.78g/6h (DH 1082) [7]. About extremely fine and better, several with original colour, but DH 1079 and 1080 with flan cracks (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection, additionally:
All except DH 1081 large flan W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [1077 and *1080 from Lincoln January 1905, 1078 from Baldwin October 1923, 1079 from Baldwin May 1905, 1081 and 1082 gifts of ‘J.E.’]