17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late Stephen Wrenn

LONDON (City), Little Somer’s Key [Billingsgate], Stephen Lock, Halfpenny, [16]68, 0.97g/9h (N –; BW. 2916); London Bridge, Edward Muns, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.69g/12h (N 7287; BW. 1760); Long Lane, Thomas Morton, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.51g/3h (N 7293a, this piece; BW. 1825), I.S.S. at the acorn, Farthing, 1.11g/6h (N 7295; BW. 1826); Ludgate Hill, I.E.H. at the s iohns head tavern, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (N –; BW. 1845); Ludgate Street, Andrew Hunter, Halfpenny, 1665, 2.32g/6h (N –; BW. 1849); Milk Street, W.S.I. at the boares head, Farthing, 0.66g/6h (N 7328; BW. 1902); The Minories, A.I.A. at the trvmpet, Farthing, 0.69g/6h (N 7358; BW. 1910); New Fish Street, W[illiam] H[arman], Farthing, 1.03g/3h (N 7373a, this piece; BW. 2012), Will Newman, Halfpenny, 1.66g/12h (N 7371; BW. 2014); Newgate Without, Ralph Packman, Farthing, 0.92g/6h (N 7400; BW. 2038), W.M.R. the fovntane tavern, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 7401; BW. 2039); New Street [Shoe Lane], Randal Baker, Farthing, 1.00g/6h (N 7378; D 2064B); Old Bethlem, T.B. the sine of the half movn, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 7434; BW. 179), Thomas Leare, Farthing, 1662, 0.64g/12h (N 7429; BW. 189) [15]. Varied state, N 7287, 7293 and BW. 1849 all pierced £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of the late Stephen Wrenn.

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N 7287 bt J.L. Holman May 2014; N 7293 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 432 (part), bt M. Trenerry; N 7373 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867 (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 432 (part), bt M. Trenerry; BW. 2916 D.L. Smith Collection [from Baldwin June 1978]