17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

SOUTHWARK, Castle Street, Richard Hodgkine, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (E 561; N 4895; BW. 203); Farthing Alley, Tho. Plant, Halfpence, 1668 (2), 2.16g/6h, 1.82g/6h (both E 592; N 4910; BW. 226); Glean Alley, William Allen, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (E 602; N 4914; BW. 232); Horselydown, John Collington, Farthing, 0.96g/6h (E 623; N 4921; BW. 249), Peter Hall, Farthing, 1.06g/9h (E 626; N 4923; BW. 255); Horselydown Lane, Henry Crich, Halfpenny, 1.74g/6h (E 639; N 4929; BW. 251); Kent Street, Thom. Stiver, Farthing, 1652, 1.10g/6h (E 682; N 4950; BW. 293); King’s Old Barge House, Jane Gunn, Farthing, 1666, 0.50g/6h (E 695 footnote; N 9302b, this piece; BW. London 2124), M.L., Halfpence (2), 2.02g/3h, 1.58g/3h (both E 693; N 4985; BW. 486), Nic. Yates, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.36g/3h (E 695; N 4987; BW. 487) [12]. E 592 at 1.82g about very fine, others in varied state, E 693 at 1.58g with ‘river’ patina, some scarce £100-£150

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

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E 561 and 626 Sir Richard Hayward Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lots 86, 90 (parts) [561 from Spink February 1973, 626 from Seaby 1971]; E 592 at 2.16g D.P. White Collection, Stride Auction (Chichester), 6 February 2009, lot 697 (part); *E 592 at 1.82g Mark Rasmussen FPL 19, Summer 2010 (361); E 602 bt S.H. Monks June 2013; E 623 bt December 2009; E 639 and 695 bt J.N. Holman April 2011; E 682 E.J. Luck Collection, bt H. Simmons September 2009; E 693 at 1.58g bt J.N. Holman May 2012; N 9302 R.A. Nott Collection [from Spink], Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 750 (part)