British 17th Century Trade Tokens

SOUTHWARK, Churchyard Alley [Tooley Street], John Cox, Halfpenny, the pvmp rvns cleer wth ale & beer, 1.80g/9h (E 569, this piece illustrated; N 4899; BW. 212). Fine, very rare, the rhyming slang particularly appropriate for an innholder’s token £200-£300

S.J. Lamb Collection [from J. Higginbotham November 2012]