17th Century Tokens, Buckinghamshire, Northall, William Ashby, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.66g/6h (BM 655; P-M –; N 327c, this piece; D 106B). Flan partly bent, otherwise about fine, very rare £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 17 July 1957, lot 242 (part) [from Spink August 1907]; R.A. Nott Collection; Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection; bt S.H. Monks October 2006.

William Ashby, lace buyer, Quaker, wife’s name Avis