Oxfordshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Martin Bridgewater

Bicester, John Borrows, Farthing, 1.30g/6h (M 34; N 3589a, this piece; BW. 37); Thomas Burges, Farthing, 1665, 0.77g/9h (M 35; N 3590b, this piece; BW. 38); Thomas Clemene/Clements, Farthings (2), 1.22g/6h (M 37; N 3593, this piece; BW. 40), 0.76g/6h (M 38; N 3592c, this piece; BW. 41) [4]. M 35 very fine, others fine, M 37 rare £100-£150

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

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M 38 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 369 (part) [from Baldwin]; others R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 104, 6 July 1994, lot 369 (part)

M 35 only illustrated. The present cataloguer prefers to follow the order in Milne (p.24), in that the reverse die common to the Clements tokens displays less wear when paired with the error obverse.