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

Mule Farthings (7), legend, revs. man on bull with ass’s head, 3.24g/6h (DH 1112); Britannia, 3.24g/6h (DH 1113); conjoined heads of man and ass, 4.00g/6h (DH 1115); padlock, 3.62g/6h (DH 1116); pig, 3.00g/12h (DH 1117); slave, 3.04g/5h (DH 1118); three men hanging, edge grained, 3.67g/1h (DH 1119) [7]. DH 1112 and 1117 about extremely fine, others generally extremely fine, last two with original colour, several rare (£200-250)

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 1118 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958, lot 211 (part) [1112 from Baldwin January 1905, 1113 and 1117 from Baldwin May 1914, 1115 and 1119 from Lincoln April 1905, 1116 from Baldwin April 1905].

The token catalogued in the Longman sale as DH 1118 is correctly 1119