British 17th Century Trade Tokens

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Gloucester, City Farthings (3), 1657 (2), 2.50g/6h (E 90; N 1654; BW. 77-9), 3.06g/6h (E 95; N 1657; BW. 77-9), 1669, 2.80g/12h (E 102; N 1660; BW. 81), Richard Cockes, Farthing, 1652, 0.83g/6h (E 106; N 1662; BW. 86), J[ohn] C[romwell], Farthing, 1654, 0.87g/6h (E 110; N 1675; BW. 83), Henry Knowles, Farthing, 1.04g/6h (E 114; N 1667; BW. 93), Giles Lye, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (E 117; N 1669; BW. 95), W[illiam] P[owell], Farthing, 1654, 1.05g/6h (E 118; N 1678; BW. 99), W[illiam] W[arwick], Farthing, 1650, 1.02g/6h (E 122; N 1676; BW. 101), Nathaniell Weeb, Farthing, 0.70g/6h (E 124; N 1674; BW. 103); Tetbury, Borough Farthings, 1669 (2), 1.43g/12h, 1.33g/12h (both E 201; N 1720; BW. 163); Tewkesbury, Samuell Canner, Farthing, 0.56g/6h (E 222; N 1737; BW. 176) [13]. Varied state, N 1674 pierced £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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N 1720 at 1.43g C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 176, 26 May 2020, lot 144 (part); N 1720 at 1.33g DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 279 (part); N 1737 bt July 2008; others Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 7, 21 June 2017, lot 80 (part), additionally: N 1676 with Seaby 1975