LONDON 17th CENTURY TOKENS FROM THE COLLECTION OF QUENTIN ARCHER (PART III) 3226
Barbican, William Milton, Farthing, 1666, 0.62g/9h (N –; BW. 119); Francis Morley, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.17g/3h (N –; BW. 120); S.P. AT THE FIGTRE, Farthing, 1653, 1.00g/6h (N 6517; BW. 121); William Rudd, Farthings, 1655 (2), 0.84g/6h (N 6513; BW. 122), 0.90g/12h (dies not in N [later die-pairing than 6513]; BW. 122) [5]. N 6517 and last about fine, latter with ‘river’ patina, others in varied state, BW. 120 off-centre and pierced, all very rare
£100-150
Provenance: *Last bt S.H. Monks June 2013; others J.L. Wetton Collection, Spink Auction 74, 29 November 1989, lot 137 (part), bt M. J. Dickinson September 2014.
William Milton, mealman 3227
Barbican, R.S. AT THE LAMBE, Farthing, 0.99g/6h (N 6520; BW. 123); Will Sanders, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 6519; BW. 124); Henrie Serell, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N –; D –) [3]. N 6519 about fine, others in varied state, last of the highest rarity, perhaps no other specimen known
£100-150
Provenance: *N 6519 Tennants Auction (Leyburn), 2 May 2012, lot 260; N 6520 bt A. Smith January 2014; last bt S.H. Monks November 2010
3228
Barbican, Brigget Woolley, Farthing, 0.94g/12h (N 6515 obv., different [later] rev.; BW. 126). Softly struck, otherwise good fine, ‘river’ patina, rare
£90-120
Provenance: Bt S.H. Monks June 2013. Bridget Woolley, salter
3229
Bartholomew Close, Robart Adson, Halfpenny, 1.51g/8h (N 6523, this piece alluded to in text; D 128A); Richard Kempe, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.41g/12h (N 6521, this piece; BW. 129); William Russell, Penny, 1671, 3.75g/12h (N 6522, this piece; BW. 130) [3]. First mediocre and pierced, others fair to fine, mostly rare
£100-150
Provenance: N 6523 bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014; others R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 256.
N 6521 only illustrated. Richard Kemp, proprietor, The Turks Head; William Russell, proprietor, Russell’s Coffee House 3230
Basing Lane, B.A. AT THE BALL, Farthing, 1659, 1.07g/6h (N 6530; BW. 142); John Benet, Farthing, 1650, 1.17g/6h (N 6526; BW. 143); Vincent Fletcher, Farthing, 1666, 0.62g/3h (N 6529; BW. 147) [3]. Varied state, all rare
£60-80
Provenance: N 6526 F. Sedgwick Collection, Spink Auction 51, 16 April 1986, lot 4 (part), SCMB December 1986 (M 280), bt H. Simmons October 2013; N 6529 SNC August 2001 (TT 921), SNC October 2004 (TT 3046); N 6530 Mrs Dora Harris Collection, DNW Auction 56, 11 December 2002, lot 494 (part) [acquired 1990].
John Benet, grocer; Vincent Fletcher (1638-77), chandler, wife’s name Frances, married 1666
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