Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, LAMBETH, Theatre Royal, uniface brass, theatre royal westminster astley’s, 38mm, 12.31g (W 84; D & W 9/94); STRAND, Lyceum, Philip Astley, copper Halfpenny, Mercury standing on back of horse prancing right, the first equestn. performance, etc, rev. man balancing upside down on a sword resting on a table, singing dancing tumbling, etc, edge payable at london bath or manchester, 9.02g/2h (W 357; DH Middlesex 362a; D & W 32/346) [2]. First excavated, second very fine £30-40

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tickets and Passes of London from the David Young Collection.

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Provenance: First gift of T. Barrett February 2011; second bt J. Whitmore May 1999