Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Theatre and Entertainment, LAMBETH, Royal Coburg Theatre, [1818-33], uniface copper, r[oyal] c[oburg] t[heatre] gal[lery] 1 in three lines, 31mm, 10.11g (W 92; D & W 10/102). About very fine, black patina £50-£70

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: W.J. Noble Collection, Part II, Noble Numismatics Pty Auction 61B (Melbourne), 3-4 August 1999, lot 637; bt R. Gladdle October 2006.

The Royal Coburg Theatre, named after Prince Leopold of Saxe-Coburg, opened in 1818 but never enjoyed a good reputation. Renamed the Royal Victoria Theatre in 1833 and then the Royal Victoria Hall in 1871, it is today the home of the Old Vic theatre company