LOT 3406
England. North Yorkshire, York, Robert Benson AE Half Penny Token. Dated 1667.
★ ROBERT • BENSON :, HIS HALF PENY in three lines / ★ IN • YORKE • 1667, R•I•B around Mercer's Arms. Dickenson 383. Good Fine.(1.18gr, 18mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFound Huby, Yorkshire, UK, 19 January 2002.
From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s.
Accompanied by an illustrated record card by Jim Halliday dated 19 January 2002.
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LOT 3406
England. North Yorkshire, York, Robert Benson AE Half Penny Token.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Ireland. Talbort Fyan CU Halfpenny Token. 1794.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Dublin mint. FOR THE HONOR AND USE OF TRADE, blindfolded Justice standing facing, head to right, holding sword with her right hand and scales with her left / TALBORT FYAN GROCER POOLBEG STREET DUBLIN *, triangular sugar-loaf on the left and brandy bottle inscribed BRANDY on label on the right; date below. Edge inscription: HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR DERRY. DH 308. 9.70gr, 29mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
England. Yorkshire, Halifax, John Deane & Gabriell Learoyd AE Half Penny Token. Dated 1667.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
✿ • IOHN • DEANE • 1667 :, IN • HALLIFAX (ornament) in four lines / ✿ GABRIELL • LEAROYD :, THEIR HALF PENY in three lines. Dickenson 105. 2.10gr, 19mm, 9h.
Fine.
Found Huby, North Yorkshire, UK. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record page by Craig Barclay. -
England. North Yorkshire, York, John Orton AE Half Penny Token. Dated 1666.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
✿ IOHN • ORTON • GIRDLER, Girdlers' Arms / ✿ IN ✱ YORKE ✱ 1666, HIS HALFE PENNY ✱✿✱ in four lines. Dickenson 424. 1.26gr, 20mm, 9h.
Fair.
Found Sutton on the Forest, Yorkshire, UK, in March 2000. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record slip by Jim Halliday dated 4 April 2000.
