London 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of
Middlesex (Metropolitan), Drury Lane, Ansell Carter, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.64g/1h (N 8705; BW. 860); John Duban, Halfpenny, 1.47g/3h (N 8692, this piece; BW. 865); Thomas Hayton, Halfpenny, 1.32g/9h (N 8696, this piece; BW. 870); Ann How, Farthing, 1657, 1.27g/3h (N 8697, this piece; BW. 871); Richard Johnson, Farthing, 1.00g/12h (N 8698, this piece; BW. 873) [5]. N 8697 good fine, N 8696 very fine but pierced and plugged, others in varied state, some rare£90-£120
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Provenance: N 8692 and 8696 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 670 (part), bt S.H. Monks April 2012 [N 8696 from Spink]; N 8697 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 671 (part); N 8698 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 670 (part), bt S.H. Monks April 2012; N 8705 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 288 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014 [from Seaby].
The inclusion of the French Arms on N 8692 is highly unusual; perhaps the issuer was French. Ansell Carter, grocer
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Middlesex (Metropolitan), Drury Lane, Ansell Carter, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.64g/1h (N 8705; BW. 860); John Duban, Halfpenny, 1.47g/3h (N 8692, this piece; BW. 865); Thomas Hayton, Halfpenny, 1.32g/9h (N 8696, this piece; BW. 870); Ann How, Farthing, 1657, 1.27g/3h (N 8697, this piece; BW. 871); Richard Johnson, Farthing, 1.00g/12h (N 8698, this piece; BW. 873) [5]. N 8697 good fine, N 8696 very fine but pierced and plugged, others in varied state, some rare£90-£120
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Provenance: N 8692 and 8696 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 670 (part), bt S.H. Monks April 2012 [N 8696 from Spink]; N 8697 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 671 (part); N 8698 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 670 (part), bt S.H. Monks April 2012; N 8705 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, B. Bird Collection, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 288 (part), bt M.J. Dickinson September 2014 [from Seaby].
The inclusion of the French Arms on N 8692 is highly unusual; perhaps the issuer was French. Ansell Carter, grocer
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For more information, additional images and to bid on this lot please go to the auctioneers website, www.dnw.co.uk