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Hertfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late David Griffiths

David Brandon Griffiths

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№ 46

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24 January 2023

Hammer Price:
£320

Barnet, John Rotherham, Farthings (6), 1655 (5), 0.95g/6h (N 2117; BW. 28), 1.13g/6h (N 2118/1; BW. 28), 1.03g/6h (N 2118/2, this piece; BW. 29), 1.10g/6h (N 2119; BW. 29), 1.60g/3h (N 2120a, this piece; BW. 29), 1653 (sic), reads rotherha, 1.05g/6h (N 2121b, this piece; BW. 31); N.A.S. at the hoope, Farthings, 1651 (2), 1.22g/6h (N 2126; BW. 32), 1.30g/6h (N 2127; BW. 32); Samuell Stonard, Farthing, 1668, 1.24g/6h (N 2122; BW. 33); Samll. Wilkinson, Halfpenny, 1.50g/6h (N 2125; BW. 34) [10]. N 2118/2 about fine, others generally very fine, last with flan crack but rare £180-£220

N 2117 H.D. Gibbs Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 331 (part); N 2118/2 N. Heywood Collection, Sotheby Auction, 22-3 April 1918, lot 43 (part), W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 17 July 1957 (lot 242, part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 502 (part); N 2119, 2126 and 2127 W. Gilbert Collection, N. Bagshawe Collection, Glendining Auction, 3 November 2000, lot 810 (part); N 2120 W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 17 July 1957 (lot 242, part) [from Baldwin 1909], R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 502 (part); N 2121 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 16), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 502 (part); *N 2122 bt R. Gladdle September 1986; N 2125 C. Street Collection, bt C.S. June 1993