Ancient, British and World Coins, Medallions and Books

17th Century Tokens, LINCOLNSHIRE, Alford, William Cary, Farthings, 1659 (2, different rev. dies), mm. flower, 1.00g/12h (Smith 1 obv., different rev.; N 2903 rev., different obv.; BW. 1), mm. flower on obv., mullet on rev., 0.80g/6h (Smith 1; N 2903, this piece; BW. 1); Thomas Harrison, Farthing, 1.26g/12h (Smith 2; N 2904, this piece; BW. 2); William Rodsbie, Farthing, 0.56g/6h (Smith 3; N 2905, this piece; BW. 3); William Scortreth, Farthing, 1667, 0.49g/9h (Smith 4; N –; BW. 4) [5]. Third fine, others fair to fine, all rare; an excellent group for the town £100-150

Provenance: D.B. Griffiths Collection, Part IV, DNW Auction T14, 2 October 2013, lot 1, additionally: first J. Kendall Bourne Collection, fifth from J. Holman 2002, others R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 95, 25 November 1992, lot 649