London 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer (Part V) Middlesex (Metropolitan)
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Charing Cross, Judeth Elliss, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.50g/9h (N 8660, this piece; BW. 541); Thomas Tonge, Farthing, 0.72g/12h (N 8663, this piece; BW. 552); Robert Wright, Farthing, 1664, 0.46g/3h (N –; BW. 554); I.A.L., Farthing, 1.13g/6h (N 8661a, this piece; BW. 2990) [4]. Fair to fine, all rare, especially BW. 554
£90-£120
Provenance: N 8660 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); N 8661 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867f (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28 -9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); N 8663 R.J. Carthew Collection), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); BW. 554 bt J. Higginbotham March 2014.
Samuel Pepys drank ‘a pint of wine’ at the Golden Lion (depicted on N 8663) in January 1660 63
Charterhouse Lane, Richard Bennion, Halfpenny, 1.31g/9h (N –; BW. 557); T.S.F., GREEN MAN AND BALL, Farthing, 0.83g/6h (N 7875, this piece; BW. 563); Richard Greene, Farthing, 0.77g/12h (N 7871, this piece; BW. 564); A.A.L. AT THE FLIEING HORSE, Farthing, 1.07g/6h (N 7874; BW. 566); Dudley Meares, Farthing, 0.79g/12h (N 7872b, this piece; BW. 567) [5]. Generally fine to very fine but N 7872 creased and straightened and N 7875 with attempted piercing, some extremely rare
£90-£120
Provenance: N 7871 and 7875 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 584 (part); N 7872 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 584 (part) [from Baldwin]; N 7874 DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 302 (part) [from S.R. Porter]; BW. 557 W.H. Pheatt Collection, Spink Auction 208, 22-3 June 2011, lot 833 (part)
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Charterhouse Lane, Dudley Meares, Farthing, 1.00g/12h (dies not in N; BW. 567), Felix Waylett, Farthing, 0.62g/6h (N 7873, this piece; BW. 570); Chequer Alley [Moorfields], John Meekes, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.44g/12h (N 7880, this piece; BW. 604); Chiswell Street, Bartholomew Francis, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.81/3h (N 7881, this piece; BW. 625), I.F.T. AT THE PLOVGH, Farthing, 1.16g/6h (N 7885, this piece; BW. 628) [5]. About fine to about very fine, several rare
£90-£120
Provenance: N 7873 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 584 (part); *BW 567 W.H. Pheatt Collection, Spink Auction 208, 22-3 June 2011, lot 833 (part); others R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 583 (part) [N 7885 from Seaby]
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Clare Market [Aldwych], Henry Francis, Halfpenny, [16]67, 2.16g/9h (N –; BW. 645). Part weak, otherwise good fine, extremely rare
£70-£90 Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark February 2007.
The device of the Two Kings and Still is unique in the token series. Larwood (1866), commenting on this token, said that the sign “may have originated from the distillers' arms, the two wild men, serving as supporters, being refined into two kings, the garlands on their heads into crowns, and their clubs into sceptres”
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Clare Market [Aldwych], John Henderson, Halfpenny, 2.19g/7h (N 8671, this piece; D 646A; BW. Cambridgeshire 160; BW. Suffolk 271), Robert Mynn, Halfpenny, 2.64g/6h (N 8669a, this piece; D 650A; BW. Cambridgeshire 161; BW. Suffolk 272); Clare Street, Richard Andrews, Halfpenny, 1.46g/9h (N 8673; BW. 642); Clerkenwell, Christo: Anderton, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.70g/9h (N 7886, this piece; BW. 657), Thomas Broune, Halfpenny, 1667, 0.67g/4h (N 7887, this piece; BW. 658) [5]. N 7886 mediocre, N 7887 pierced, others mostly about fine, some very rare
£80-£100
Provenance: N 7886 and 7887 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867b (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 585 (part); N 8669 and 8671 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 666 (part); N 8673 D.L. Smith Collection (from Seaby October 1971), bt N.A. Clark February 2007
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Clerkenwell Close, A.E.C., YE ROSE & CROWNE, Farthing, 1.29g/12h (N 7889, this piece; BW. 659), Edward Pinckethman, Halfpenny, [16]68, 0.98g/9h (N 7888, this piece; BW. 664); Clerkenwell Green, Henry Daniel, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (N –; BW. 660), Edward Wright, Farthing, 1658, 1.40g/3h (N 7892, this piece; BW. 669) [4]. Generally about fine, N 7888 slightly creased, mostly very rare
£80-£100
Provenance: N 7888 and 7889 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 585 (part); N 7892 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867b (part)], R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 585 (part); BW. 660 bt October 2013.
BW. 660 bears the very rare sign of Daniel in the lion’s den, which is doubtless a play on the issuer’s name. Edward Wright, baker
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