British Coins and Tokens

Henley-on-Thames, Edward Stevens, lead Farthing, 2.30g/12h (M –; N 3654, this piece; West, SNC 1976, p.271 [= Ashmolean Museum]; D 102A). Fine, exceptionally rare £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Oxfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Martin Bridgewater.

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Sotheby Auction, 25-6 July 1918, lot unspecified; Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 381 (part) [from Baldwin]; bt N.A. Clark January 2002

The reverse of the ticket sold with the token in 1918 refers to a Ceylon 1/24 rix dollar, 1811, listed in SNC March 1897 (37818) and presumed acquired on 2 March 1897.