The Collection of Yorkshire 17th Century Tokens formed by Christopher Street

Leeds, Robert Bray, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.58g/9h (N –; D –). Weakly struck, otherwise fine, green-brown patina, extremely rare; the best of what is believed to be only two known specimens £300-400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Yorkshire 17th Century Tokens formed by Christopher Street.

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Provenance: Found “in the Leeds area”; bt S.H. Monks July 2008.

The token reads: mm. pierced cinquefoil, robert (lozenge) bray[—], his halfe peny, rev. of (lozenge) leeds (lozenge) 1668 ·:·, a case of knives. For other tokens bearing this symbol, see Thompson, TCSB vol. 7, pp.165-8