Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals, Cabinets & Books

City of London, Hercules Pillars Alley [Fleet Street], William King, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.36g/9h (N 7071; BW. 1083; Berry, Pepys pp.67-8). Fine, rare £100-150

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

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Provenance: Bt February 2014.

William King, fl. 1638-70; The Crown survived as a tavern into the early 20th century