Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, ghb cypher below, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta aquato examine librat, edge plain, 14.59g/12h (DH 68). Tiny spot below aquato, otherwise extremely fine and very rare (£150-200)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 18th Century Tokens formed by Dr David L Spence.

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Provenance:
Fawcett/Litman Collection.

24 struck. George Hollington Barker, FSA (1735-1802), lawyer and coin collector, 7 The Square, father of George Barker; his coin collection was auctioned at Sotheby’s in May 1803