18th Century British Trade Tokens

Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Hollington Barker, Halfpenny, 1797, family arms, crest of an armed warrior above, shield with hatching, rev. figure of Justice in sunken oval divides date in Roman numerals, facta æquato examine pendit, edge plain, 13.30g/12h (DH 67a). Light traces of handling, otherwise virtually as struck and bronzed, very rare
£300-350

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 378; W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 965.

15 struck