British 17th Century Trade Tokens

GLOUCESTERSHIRE, Bisley, Edward Aldridge, Halfpenny, 1670, 1.41g/12h (E 4; N 1441; BW. 5); Bristol, City Farthings (8), 1652 (3), 3.71g/6h (N 1457; BW. 12), 2.78g/6h (N 1469; BW. 12), 2.96g/6h (N 1497; BW. 12), 1662 (5), 3.49g/6h (N 1538; BW. 18-19), 2.58g/6h (N 1571; BW. 18-19), 3.63g/6h, 2.55g/6h (both N 1580; BW. 18-19), 2.88g/6h (N 1581; BW. 18-19); Chipping Campden, John Dickins, Farthing, 1657, 1.32g/12h (E 25; N 1607; BW. 25); Cirencester, Borough Farthings, 1668 (2), 2.56g/12h, 1.47g/12h (both E 36; N 1616; BW. 44); Dursley, William Partridge, Farthing, 0.82g/12h (E 76; N 1644; BW. 71), Samuell Simons, Farthing, 1667, 1.12g/12h (E 78; N 1646; BW. 72), John Wattkins, Farthing, 1.07g/9h (E 82; N 1647; BW. 73), Obediah Webb, Farthing, 1.09g/6h (E 83; N 1648; BW. 74) [16]. N 1616 at 1.47g and 1646 very fine, others generally fair to fine, some better
£90-£120

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

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N 1441 bt July 2008; N 1457 and 1571 Tennants Auction (Leyburn) 2 May 2012, lot 260 (part); N 1469, 1497, 1580 at 3.63g and 1581 DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 279 (part); N 1580 at 2.55g bt Lakeland August 2009; N 1607 and 1616 at 2.56g Simmons Mailbid Sale 65, 15 October 2013 (26, 27); *N 1616 at 1.48g R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 629 (part), SNC August 2001 (TT 777), C. Danehower Collection, DNW Auction 176, 26 May 2020, lot 144; others Baldwin’s of St James’s Auction 7, 21 June 2017, lot 80 (part), additionally: N 1646 with Seaby 1966, N 1648 with Seaby 1975