Auction Catalogue

13 May 2015

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 1583

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13 May 2015

Hammer Price:
£320

17th Century Tokens, Co CORK, Charleville, John Butteler and John Exham, Penny, 1668, 2.25g/12h (M 111; N 6190; BW. 162); Cork, City Pennies (3), 1656, 2.80g/3h (M 136c; N 6199; BW. 202), 1659 (2), 3.88g/6h (M 135ff; dies not in N; BW. 201), 3.55g/3h (M 135ff; N 6210; BW. 201), and a contemporary forgery of the City Farthing issued under the Commonwealth, 0.85g/12h; Kinsale, William Billinge, Penny, undated, 1.33g/6h (M –; N –; Dickinson/Withers 548A-B, different dies); Youghal, Thomas Vaughan, Penny, 2.88g/12h (M 519; N –; BW. 776); Co WATERFORD, Waterford, City Penny, 1668, 1.68g/4h (M 482a; N –; BW. 725), Pee Cranisbrough, Penny, 1671, 1.90g/10h (M 485; dies not in N; BW. 730), Andrew Rickards, Penny, 1658, 2.45g/9h (M 481; N –; BW. 724); Co WEXFORD, Ross, Richard Delahyd, Penny, 1.71g/9h (M 460; N –; BW. 692) [11]. Varied state, BW. 730 pierced, Kinsale extremely rare £180-220

Provenance: BW. 776 R. Shuttlewood Collection; others except BW. 201 at 3.55g and 202 T.S. Agnew Collection, Sotheby Auction, 1 October 1987, lots 127, 140, 146, 149 (parts), additionally: BW. 201 at 3.88g W.J. Faulkner Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 May 1940, lot 221 (part), Kinsale from Baldwin October 1954, BW. 692 acquired September 1957, BW. 724 from Baldwin October 1962, BW. 725 and 730 R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 42, part)