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, New Romney, Richard Baker, Farthing, 1.26g/6h (N 2714; BW. 482); Isaac Rutton, Halfpenny, 0.79g/12h (N 2715; BW. 483) [2]. First very fine, second fine and patinated, rare; the only two issues for the town (£60-80)

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:
V.J. Newbury Collection
bt Baldwin July 1998.

BW. 482 only illustrated. Richard Baker (†1665), mayor in 1650 and 1655, took as his second wife Amisia Mundus, a widow, on 28 January 1662