British Tokens, Tickets and Passes

17th Century Tokens, Wiltshire, Devizes, John Frey, Farthing, 1.18g/12h (N 5454; BW. 65), Grace Naish, Farthing, 1652, 0.91g/6h (N 5460; BW. 71), Richard Slade, Farthing, 1663, 0.86g/6h (N 5465; BW. 74), William Stevens, Farthing, 1663, 0.84g/12h (N 5468; BW. 77); East Harnham, John Venables, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.61g/3h (N 5472; BW. 83); Highworth, Leonard Bolt, Farthing, 0.76g/6h (N 5473; BW. 86), William Mathew, Farthing, 1659, 1.08g/6h (N 5477; BW. 92); Kingswood, Edward Tanner, Farthing, 1658, 0.77g/6h (N 5485; BW. 98); Malmesbury, John Goldney, Farthing, 0.25g/12h (N 5497; BW. 112), William Wayte, Farthing, 1651, 0.95g/6h (N 5500; BW. 121); Marlborough, Borough Farthing, 1668, 1.45g/12h (N 5505; BW. 125), Edward Delamaine, Farthing, 1665, 0.55g/6h (N 5513; BW. 134), Thomas Keene, Farthing, 1652, 1.17g/6h (N 5516; BW. 136), Jeremiah Sloper, Farthing, 0.68g/12h (N 5524; BW. 145) [14]. N 5465, 5500, 5505 and 5516 fine, N 5472 about fine but partially bent, others in varied state, Highworth issues rare £120-150

Provenance: N 5454, 5468, 5473 and 5477 bt Seaby 1985; N 5460 bt Seaby 1986; N 5485 and 5505 D.L. Smith Collection, Sotheby Auction, 18-19 July 1985, lot 571 (part) [5485 from Baldwin February 1980, 5505 from Baldwin November 1979]; N 5500 bt Spink 1973; N *5516 and 5524 B.M. Greenaway Collection [5516 from W. Underwood July 1998, 5524 acquired December 1984].

John Fry, grocer; Grace Naish, widow; Richard Slade, grocer; William Stevens, grocer; John Venables, fined for striking halfpence, 1671; Leonard Bolt, grocer; Edward Tanner, clothworker; John Goldney, clothier; William Wayte, apothecary; Edward Delamaine, glover; Thomas Keene, chandler