BRITISH TOKENS FROM VARIOUS PROPERTIES Gloucestershire
396
Sherborne, Subscribers’ Farthings, 1669 (2, different rev. dies), 1.34g/12h (N 966; BW. 155), 1.29g/9h (N 968; BW. 155), John Warman, Farthing, 1669, 0.65g/12h (N 983, this piece; BW. 178), John Whetcombe, Farthing, 1657, 1.19g/12h (N 984; BW. 180); Wareham, Anthony Trew, Farthing, 1.04g/6h (N 992; BW. 193) [5]. N 968 very fine, N 983 about very fine and scarce, N 984 fine, others in varied state
£60-80
Provenance: *N 983 R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R.H. Norweb Collection, SNC May 1988 (3103).
John Warman, wife’s name Ann; John Whetcombe, gentleman
399
Bristol, City Farthings (9), lozenge-shape 1577+ issue, 3.04g/1h (cf. N 1444-8; BW. 22), 1651+ issue (2, different rev. dies), 2.88g/6h (N 1451; BW. 11), 3.50g/6h (N 1452; BW. 11), 1652, 3.51g/6h (N 1458; BW. 12), 1660 (2, different obv. dies), 2.74g/6h (N 1511; BW. 17), 2.55g/6h (N 1512; BW. 17), 1662 (2, different dies), 3.59g/6h (N 1555; BW. 19), 2.31g/6h (N 1580; BW. 18), 1670, 2.54g/12h (N 1586; BW. 20) [9]. N 1452 very fine, others generally fair to fine
£100-150
Provenance: N 1451, 1458 and 1586 B.M. Greenaway Collection. N 1452 only illustrated
397
Weymouth, Borough Farthing, 1669, 2.35g/12h (N 993; BW. 194); James Budd, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.00g/6h (N 996; BW. 198); Thomas Hide, Farthing, 1664, 0.60g/6h (N 999; BW. 199); Thomas Tunstall, Farthing, 1667, 0.92g/12h (N 1007; BW. 208) [4]. First good fine, second fair and chipped, others about very fine
£60-80
Last only illustrated. Thomas Hide (†1702), mayor 1662, 1676 and 1680, bailiff 1666, a witness to the hangings in Weymouth ordered by Judge Jeffreys after the Monmouth rebellion, 1685
400 Essex
Charlton Kings, Thomas Ashmeade, Farthing, 1.05g/6h (N 1596; BW. 33); Cheltenham, Nicholas Ashmeade, Farthing, 1.09g/12h (N 1598; BW. 35), Edward Jonson, Farthing, 1.56g/12h (N 1602; BW. 38); Chipping Campden, George Freeman, Farthing, 1.18g/6h (N 1608; BW. 26), John Mosely, Farthing, 1653, 1.06g/6h (N 1609; BW. 28); Cirencester, Borough Farthing, 1668, 2.07g/12h (N 1616; BW. 44), William Constable, Farthing, 0.75g/6h (N 1622; BW. 50), Halfpence (2), 1668, 1.18g/6h (N 1624; BW. 47), 1669 octagonal, 2.23g/6h (N 1625; BW. 48-9), Elizabeth Kemble, Farthing, 1657, 1.05g/3h (N 1632; BW. 56), Bryan Mylls, Farthings, 1657 (2, different dies), 1.02g/6h (N 1633; BW. 57), 0.89g/6h (N 1634; BW. 57), Caleb Selfe, Farthing, 1666, 0.60g/12h (N 1640; BW. 65), Isaac Small, Halfpenny, 1.88g/12h (N 1641; BW. 66); Dursley, William Partridge, Farthing, 1.08g/12h (N 1644; BW. 71), Obediah Webb, Farthing, 0.86g/6h (N 1648; BW. 74) [16]. N 1625, 1640 and 1641 about very fine, N 1616 and 1632 fine but latter with tiny piercing, others generally fair
£120-150 398
Aveley, Elizabeth Vaughan, Halfpenny, 1669, 1.69g/6h (N –; BW. 1; Judson Sale –). Good fine, extremely rare; the only issue for the village
£200-250 Elizabeth Vaughan, widow, Will dated 30 July 1721 Additional illustrations may be found on our website
Provenance: N 1608, 1609, 1625, 1640 and *1641 B.M. Greenaway Collection [1609 from M. Davidson December 1997, 1640 and 1641 from Seaby 1967]; N 1616 M.Z. Gerson Collection, Part III, Spink Auction 62, 19 November 1987, lot 540 (part).
Thomas Ashmead, grocer; Nicholas Ashmead, grocer; Edward Johnson, mercer; William Constable, mercer; William Partridge, mercer; Obadiah Webb, mercer
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