17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

London (City), Cannon Street, Nathaniell Bagne, Farthing, 0.84g/6h (N 6729, this piece; BW. 459), T.E., the whit lyon tavern, Farthing, 1.03g/5h (N –; BW. 463), B[ryant] S[pence], Farthing, 0.89g/3h (N 6733a, this piece; BW. 465); Carter Lane, Francis Gurson, Halfpenny, 1.52g/3h (N –; BW. 474),William Prosser, Farthing, 1.10g/6h (N 9442, this piece; BW. 477), Robert Sharpe, Farthing, 1.18g/6h (N 9444, this piece; D 477A) [6]. N 6729, N 9442 and BW. 463 about fine, N 6733 about very fine, others in varied state, all rare, N 9444 believed the only known specimen £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: N 6729 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 280 (part); N 6733 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 280 (part); N 9442 and 9444 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 738 (part) [9442 from Spink 1971, 9444 from Baldwin]; BW. 463 J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 152 (part), W.H. Pheatt Collection, Spink Auction 208, 22-3 June 2011, lot 826 (part); BW 474 bt Vickery Antiquities December 2011.

The White Hart Tavern stood at the corner of Cannon Street and Abchurch Lane. Another token (BW. 7, Abchurch Lane) was issued from the same building