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Sold on 19 September 2023

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Oxfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Martin Bridgewater

Martin Bridgewater

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№ 1076

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20 September 2023

Hammer Price:
£1,000

Great Tew, John Allexander, Farthing, reads great two, initials incorrectly rendered a a i, 1.35g/12h (M 93 obv., different [earlier] rev.; N 3782, this piece; BW. 89 var.). About very fine, exceptionally rare £240-£300

R.A. Nott Collection; Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 379 (part); bt N.A. Clark November 1999

This lot and the next two comprise all the known variants for Allexander, the only issuer from the village of Great Tew.