Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Charles II (1660-1685), Pattern Farthing, 1665, in silver, bust with long hair left, date below, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, edge grained, 5.52g/12h (Cooke 785, this coin; BMC 422). About very fine, attractive rainbow tone £200-260

Provenance: T.B. Clarke-Thornhill Collection, Part I, Glendining Auction, 24-8 May 1937, lot 761 (part); E.A. Johnstone Collection; C.D. Cooke Collection [from Baldwin]; I.C. Thomson Collection