Catalogue
Warminster, John Slade, farthing, 1667 (Heart) W.258). Wilton, Stephen Brassier, halfpenny, 1667 (W.268). Fine; very fine, the first rare. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Evesham, Burrow halfpenny, (Burrough Arms, FOR NECESSARY EXCHANG) (w.42) (illustrated); Phillip Ballord, halfpenny, 1664 (W.46). First with even brown patina, very fine; fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Evesham, Joshua Fransham, halfpenny, 1666 (W.54). Worcester, Edward Prichett, halfpenny, '67, (City Arms, Chandler) (W.156). Good fine. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Bentham, William Overend, halfpenny, 1668, heart-shape (W.22). Water worn otherwise fine and rare.
Estimate $150
SOLD $200
Beverley, William Wilberfoss, halfpenny, (W.32). Verdigris otherwise nearly very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $80
(Kingston-upon-)Hull, George Hodgson, halfpenny, 1668, (Man smoking pipe, tobacco roll under arm) (W.148). Fine and rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
York, William Bell, halfpenny, 1665 (Grocer) (W.382); James Leech, halfpenny, 1666, (Skinners' Arms) (W.414) (illustrated); John Roome, halfpenny, '68 (Chandler) (W.430) (illustrated). Fine-nearly very fine and rare. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $230
York, John Hooper (in script) halfpenny, 1668, (Royal Oak) (W.401). The obverse die only struck on both sides of a worn William III halfpenny, (1695-8). Fine and possibly unique in this form.
Estimate $240
SOLD $360
Cork, City penny, 1659, (ship between castles) (W. 201). Very fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $130
Cork, William Ballard, penny, 1677, (King's bust in royal oak, horseman and soldier below) (W.205). Dublin, Mic Wilson, halfpenny, 1672 (Butchers' Arms and crest; St. George and dragon) (W.416) (3 varieties). Fair-fine. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $130
Drogheda (South) Hen Coker, penny, 1656 (Harp, ES) (W.233). Brass with cross-shaped copper insert, nearly very fine.
Estimate $120
SOLD $200
John Murrey, penny, 1668 in brass (1.80gms, 21mm) (Pr.45; M.14; W.1). Fair only but extremely rare.
Estimate $900
SOLD $2,500
Staple-Merchants' farthing, undated, Arms/fleece (W.92). Glossy brown patina, good fine.
Estimate $30
SOLD $30
A group of unidentified issues, penny, halfpennies (6) and farthings (9), only parts of legends visible, attribution is possible in most cases through the indexes in Williamson. Mostly water-worn, poor-fair. (16)
Estimate $20
SOLD $20
Rome, tesserae or admittance tickets, Tiberius left/111; two figures riding a camel right/XII; spinitra or erotic token, couple having intercourse/11-V, all in brass (21mm). The first pierced otherwise very good and rare. (3)
Estimate $180
SOLD $1,000
William I (1066-1087) penny, profile right type (S.1256) (BMC VII) struck in lead as either a die trial or as a token or ticket. Legends unclear otherwise nearly fine and extremely rare.
Estimate $600
SOLD $520
London, 13th century pewter (or lead) tavern tokens; face in circle/geometric pattern; standing figure facing/geometric pattern; Bishop with mitre/plain; cat/plain; ship sailing right/geometric pattern, all 13-16mm with irregular or broken edges. Fine-very fine the last extremely rare, the others rare or very rare. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $250
Others, as before but with birds as obverses; fantastic bird facing/shield; bird right head turned back/faint geometric pattern; bird standing/geometric pattern; two birds facing, a staff in between/geometric pattern; dear (?) four legged walking right/geometric pattern. Fine-very fine and rare or very rare. (5)
Estimate $180
SOLD $210
Others, as before but mostly abstract designs; flower/shield; geometric pattern both sides (3); elegant geometric pattern (like a flower)/geometric pattern (obliterated). The second broken internally, fine-very fine and rare. (5)
Estimate $150
SOLD $210
Elizabeth II, Lyon pewter counter (24mm) undated but circa 1574. Another similar from the same dies, no E in SAVE (cf M.4598). Very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $170
Elizabeth I, crowned rose pewter or lead counters, (20mm) undated but circa 1590, God Save the Quene (cf M.4713); 'Beatified Queen' circa 1603 (cf M.4750) (2, one only fair). Fair-good fine. (3)
Estimate $90
SOLD $110
England, circa 1450, lead bale-seal of Richard Trotman (27 x 40mm). Fragile but very clear, good fine and very rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Late 17th century lead tokens, (20mm) cross and pellets (medieval style) (cf M.5364); tree/anchor (23mm) (cf M.5398/5402). Nearly very fine and rare. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Late 17th century lead tokens, fox running left/W/NI (14.5mm) (illustrated), cross/plain (16mm) (this may be much earlier). Very fine; fair, the first very rare. (2)
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
East Anglian farming token, in lead (24mm) circa 1750, man wearing hat riding horse left/W.D. pellet above, three pellets below. Very fine and rare.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Farm token in lead (38mm) obverse cross over MHR monogram reverse horse galloping left through trees. Very fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $120
Boy Bishop groat of Bury St. Edmonds, a fantasy by Billy Monk and Charlie Eaton, c.1857-61. Another 'groat' similar but thinner and flat. Another with Bishops mitre and lines only for legends. The first patinated very fine, the others fair. (3)
Estimate $120
SOLD $100
Early 17th Century Royal jetons in silver (32mm) octagonal (2), another (59 x 21mm) retangular octagonal, the first two possibly of James I period. Very fine or better and extremely rare. (3)
Estimate $270
SOLD $840
James I, pass in copper (58mm) uniface, cast and chased. Pierced for suspension. Fine and very rare.
Estimate $120
SOLD $230
Charles II, pass for the Touching Ceremony, undated, in copper (30mm) (W.12) (Peck 496). Nearly extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $200
SOLD $340