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

Dulwich, Skidmore’s Clerkenwell series, Penny, view of Dulwich College, rev. from the same die as previous, one penny edge, 24.39g/6h (DH Middlesex 152). Obverse lightly spotted and reverse with die flaw, about extremely fine and patinated (£50-70)

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.

Dulwich College, an independent public school, was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, an actor and contemporary of William Shakespeare. The original school, now the chapel, is shown on the token; the present-day school was built in 1857