LOT 3619
England. Cambridgeshire, Soham. Mary and John Kent AE Farthing. Dated 1666.
★ IOHN • KENT • OF • HORNSWELL around, I • K over 1666 in centre / ★ MARY • KENT • OF • SOHAM around,•★• M K •★• in centre. Dickinson 174; W 174 and Suffolk 152. Near Fine.(1.12gr, 16mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market before 2000.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 3619
England. Cambridgeshire, Soham. Mary and John Kent AE Farthing.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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England. Cambridgeshire, Market Place. John Finch AE Farthing. 17th century.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
★ IOHN • FINCH • MAR : around, ★ I • F ★ in centre / ★ KET • PLACE • CAMBRI around, ★ I • F ★ in centre. Dickinson 44. 1.01gr, 15mm, 12h.
Fair.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
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Group of Three [3] French Tokens. 20th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Various types. 47.27gr total.
Extremely Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Imperial PB Token. 5th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Uncertain mint in Judaea. Central pellet surrounded by wreath with eight pellets and rays / Blank. See Y. Fahri, Note on Two Types of Lead Currency from Late Roman / Early Byzantine Palestine, Israel Numismatic Research 8, 2014, pp. 135-141. 2.73gr, 16mm.
Condition as seen.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
According to Y. Farhi : 'It is suggested here that these two objects from Khirbet Qeiyafa, as well as the three similar objects published by Hendin, were used as currency during the fifth century CE alongside other small bronze and lead issues' (p.138).
