Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

17th Century, Kent, Canterbury, Thomas Mayne, Farthings, 1654 (2, different obv. dies), 1.03g/6h (N 2415 rev., different obv.; BW. 68), 0.51g/12h (N 2415b, this piece; BW. 68), Halfpenny, 1664, 2.24g/12h (N 2416; BW. 67); Thomas Ockman, Farthing, 0.85g/6h (BW. 70), Halfpence (2, different rev. dies), 1.46g/6h (N 2417; BW. 69), 2.70g/3h (N 2418; BW. 69); I.M.P., the sarisons head, Farthing, 1653, 0.94g/6h (N 2428 rev., different obv.; BW. 71); D.M.R. at the mairmayd, Farthing, 0.86g/6h (N 2427; BW. 72) [8]. N 2415b and first BW. 69 poor, BW. 71 fair, others fine or better (£120-150)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of Kent formed by the late Robert Hogarth.

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Provenance:
BW. 67 bt Baldwin January 2002
BW. 68 at 1.03g and 69 at 2.70g Col. R.J. Carthew Collection, SCMB March 1946 (CT 18, part) [68 bt Baldwin October 2001, 69 bt Baldwin January 1999]
BW. 68 at 0.51g R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt Spink November 1994
BW. 69 at 1.46g bt M. Trenerry December 1996
BW. 70 and 72 V.J. Newbury Collection [70 bt Baldwin October 2001, 72 bt Baldwin January 2002]
BW. 71 bt Baldwin September 2001.

Thomas Mayne, grocer; Thomas Ockman, grocer, mayor in 1658 and 1665