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Medieval Bronze Coin Balance with Zoomorphic Terminal. Circa 11th-12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Tumbrel coin balance with tongue-shaped platform, dog-head finial. 18gr, 62mm.
Condition as seen.
Acquired from Essex Coin Auctions, Essex, UK. Ex Buckinghamshire, UK, collection. -
Islamic AE Token or Amulet. After circa 12th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Legend seemingly reads 'Healer and Protector' / Blank. 2.40gr, 21mm.
Very Fine.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
India. Hindu Rama Sita AR Ramatanka Token. 19th-20th century AD. Ram Durbar type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Durbar scene, Rama and Sita seated on durbar platform, attendant standing on the left holds parasol above them, Kusha and Lava, the two sons of Rama Sita standing on the right, Hanuman sit beneath the platform / Rama standing on left holding and Lakshmana standing on the right, both holding a trident and bow, legend in Devanagari around: 'Ram Ladaman Janak (Jabala)n Hanaman' and 900. Cf. Mitchiner 342c. 12.95gr, 28mm, 3h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Uncertain Medieval AE Token. Circa 10th-14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
✠ ꞂR∂BҺASFЄVISҺஃ around central lis / Blundered legend around central large S, dashes in field. 0.99gr, 20mm, 8h.
Near Very Fine. Pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Uncertain Medieval AE Token. Circa 10th-14th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Blundered legend around central coat-of-arms / Blundered legend around central large S, dashes in field. 0.91gr, 23mm, 11h.
Good Fine. Seemingly pierced.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
England. Birmingham, Large Warwickshire AE One Pound Note Trade Token. Dated 1813.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
BIRMINGHAM 1813 THREE PENCE, west view of the Birmingham Workhouse with legend above, denomination and date below / ONE POUND NOTE FOR 80 TOKENS PAYABLE AT THE WORKHOUSE around central shield. Withers# 380, Davis# 34. 67gr, 45mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. London, Moores Lace Factory AE Merchants Token. Dated 1795.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
LACE MANUFACTORY, around a lady kneeling under the branch of a tree, with date below / MOORE.N°116 GREAT PORTLAND STREET with MUSLINS / IRISH CLOTH / HOSE &c, on scroll. DH# 389. 10.74gr, 29mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Warwickshire, Coventry AE Merchant Halfpenny Token. Dated 1793.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
PRO BONO PUBLICO with Lady Godiva on horseback with head coming under the second O of BONO, date in exergue / COVENTRY HALFPENNY with Elephant and castle (The arms of the city). DH# 242 10.15gr, 29mm, 6h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Spence's Odd Fellows Conder AE Halfpenny. Struck 1790s. Middlesex Political Token.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ODD . FELLOWS. QUIS RIDES. with Janiform, conjoined heads of Pitt and Fox / HONOUR above Heart on palm of hand within wreath, edge plain. D&H 804c. Middlesex D&H 804c. 10.36gr, 28mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Mark Master Mason's AE Masonic Token. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Hiram, Tyrian, Widow's Son, Sent to King Solomon legend around a triangle containing a masonic emblem, surrounded by coded writing, around all, an ouroboros symbol of a snake eating its tail / ADVANCED SON OF MAN . MARK WELL around Masonic emblem of a bell and rod. 18.65gr, 32mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Pre WWI Commemorative 'Victoria Penny' AE Token. 20 November 1913.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Engraved on a host Victorian penny dated 1889, to the edge: E.ARBUTHNOT., with 20 NOV 1913 in three lines to the centre; which could refer to several individuals, including the novelist E. Arnot Robertson (real name Eileen Arbuthnot Robertson Turner), the artist Mary E. Arbuthnot, or the businessman and optometrist Edward Victor Arbuthnot. 9.23gr, 32mm, 10h.
Engraving Very Fine / Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. London, John Baker of the White Swan without Moorgate AE Halfpenny Token. Dated 1667.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
✿ IOHN • BAKER • AT • Y • WHITE, swan to left / ✿ SWAN • WITHOUT • MOREGATE around, HIS HALFE PENNY 1997 in four lines. Williamson, London 1965. 1.52gr, 20mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found White Waltham, Windsor and Maidenhead, UK. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.SUR-9C8F54.