The Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Robert Thompson (Part II) 795


Mathew Davies, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.45g/12h (Boon 106a; N 6397; BW. 71) [2]. Varied state, second with nail piercing £70-£90


796


Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark MONMOUTHSHIRE, Abergavenny, Edward Lwis (sic), Farthing, 1667, 0.75g/9h (Boon 2b; N 6369; BW. 2). Fair


Provenance: Boon 42a with Seaby 1956, bt N.A. Clark; Boon 106a bt N.A. Clark GLAMORGANSHIRE, Cowbridge, Will Bassett, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.04g/12h (Boon 42a; N –; BW. 30); Swansea,


£60-£80


797


Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark MONTGOMERYSHIRE, Welshpool, Humphry Draper, Halfpenny, 1.06g/12h (Boon 111a; N 6398; BW. 75). About fine,


rare Scotland £80-£100


798 LOTHIAN, Braid [Edinburgh], [Sir] Williame Dick, copper, 3.38g/6h (N 6368; D 1A). Fair, very rare Provenance: Bt N.A. Clark.


£150-£200


Sir William Dick (1580-1655), banker, Lord Provost of Edinburgh 1638-40, is presumed to have issued these ‘coins’ for use as currency among his colliers and salt-makers. The style resembles the regular 17th century token series but probably pre-dates it by a decade or so


Ireland


799


Co CORK, Cork, City Farthings (6), 1656, 2.82g/3h (N 6200; BW. 202); 1658 P[hilip] M[athews] (4), 1.19g/6h (N 6201; BW. 204), 1.39g/6h, 1.22g/6h, 1.12g/12h (all different, dies not in N; BW. 204); 1659 (2), 3.75g/12h (N 6203; BW. 201), 3.12g/12h (N 6209; BW. 201) [7]. N 6200 mediocre, others generally about fine


£120-£150


Provenance: *N 6201 and BW. 204 at 1.12g T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 127 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson; others bt February 1971


800


Co CORK, Cork, Jonas Morris, Pennies (3), undated, 1.38g/12h (N 6215; BW. 211), 1657 (2), 1.01g/6h (N 6216; BW. 210), 1.11g/12h (N 6217; BW. 210); George Young, Penny, 1657, 1.20g/6h (N –; Macalister 143; BW. 214) [4]. Last fine and rare, others in varied state


£120-£150


Provenance: N 6215 and *BW. 214 T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 127 (part) [6215 from Baldwin October 1962], bt M.J. Dickinson; N 6216 A Collection of Irish 17th Century Tokens, Bonhams Auction, 26 March 1996, lot 195; N 6217 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 42, part), T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1-2 October 1987, lot 127 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson


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