British Historical Medals
Lot 2579 SESSION 9 (4.30PM WEDNESDAY 20TH NOV) British Historical Medals
Estimate $80
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SOLD $100
FOUNTAIN TAVERN TOKEN, created on a shaved down halfpenny (6.39g), pierced hole at edge, obverse inscribed in running script, 'Mary/Hopper at ye/Fountain/Tavern', reverse also inscribed in running script, 'little/old Bailey/LONDON'. Very fine.
The Fountain Tavern was sited on the west side of Little Old Bailey and was demolished in 1793; the site is now under Holborn Viaduct Station. The tavern was nearby to Newgate Prison and most probably operated as a brothel. The above token is possibly an indentured servant's ID disc.
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