17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

London (City), Castle Lane [Thames Street], Thomas Blake, Farthing, 0.75g/9h (N 9280, this piece; BW. 478); Castle Yard [Holborn], Elizabeth Bold, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.56g/11h (N 6737; BW. 1374), George Pickfat, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.83g/12h (N 6740; BW. Southwark 206); Cateaten Street [Gresham Street], Rob: Snow, Farthing, 0.80g/12h (N –; BW. 486), George Wade, Farthing, 0.48g/12h (N –; BW. 488), Thomas Ward, Farthing, 0.52g/12h (N 6746; D 488A), Roger Ware, Halfpenny, 1664, 1.27g/3h (N 6747b, this piece; BW. 489) [7]. BW. 486, BW. 488 and D 488A about fine, others in varied state, mostly very rare £100-£140

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

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Provenance: N 6737 bt T. Everson December 2014 [from J.N. Holman]; N 6740 J. Wagner Collection, DNW Auction T6, 19 March 2009, lot 158 (part); N 6746 R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, SNC August 2001 (TT 945), SNC October 2004 (TT 3059), bt N.A. Clark July 2011; N 6747 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867b (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 425 (part), bt M. Trenerry July 2010; N 9280 R.J. Carthew Collection, R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 750 (part); BW. 486 A Collection of Tokens and Jettons formed by a Member of the London Mudlarks Club, Spink Auction 199, 25 June 2009, lot 519 (part); BW. 488 Tennants (Leyburn) Auction, 2 May 2012, lot 260 (part).

Roger Ware, apprenticed to James Ware, vintner, 1650