Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, WHITECHAPEL, Royalty Theatre, 1790, uniface copper, royalty theatre around WSSS monogram, date below, 39mm, 12.84g (W 406; D & W 35/373). Extremely fine and very rare £150-£200

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: Bt S.H. Monks September 2007.

The Royalty Theatre, Wellclose square, was opened in 1787 by John Palmer and John Bannister; by 1819 it was known as The East London Theatre