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LOT 3395
England. Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds 'Boy Bishop' PB Token. Time of Plantagenet to Tudor, circa 15th century AD.
Cast at Bury St. Edmund's. St. Nicholas ('Boy Bishop') series. Illegible inscription, bishop's mitre / Illegible inscription, long cross pattée, triple pellets in quarters. Cf. Mitchiner & Skinner II group i, 8. Near Very Fine.(1.62gr, 14mm.).
ProvenanceFound Suffolk, UK.
FootnotesThis token is a remnant of an old tradition held in England during the Middle Ages. From St. Nicholas' day on December 6 to Childermass on December 28, a choir boy from certain churches and abbeys was selected to be a 'boy Bishop' for the period. During this time the child wore bishop's robes, preached sermons and headed a procession. These tokens are assumed to be part of this ceremony and may have been used by the boy to exchange for sweetmeats or alms.
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LOT 3395
England. Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds 'Boy Bishop' PB Token.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Ireland. Hanover, George III AR Ten Pence Bank Token. 1801-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Royal Mint, London. Dated 1813. Design by Thomas Wyon the Younger. GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA REX, laureate head to right / BANK TOKEN 10 PENCE IRISH 1813 in five lines within wreath of shamrocks. SCBC 6618; KM Tn5. 3.49gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Ireland. Wellington and Erin Go Bragh CU Penny Token. Dated 1813.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
WELLINGTON & ERIN GO BRAGH 1813, bust of Wellington to left / E. STEPHENS. DUBLIN, crowned ornamental harp with nine strings. Davis 18. 14.37gr, 34mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
Canada. Lower Canada CU Halfpenny Token. 1816.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
THE ILLUSTRIOUS WELLINGTON, laureate bust to left / WATERLOO HALFPENNY 1816, harp. BR 981; WE 10A1. 4.56gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Fine. Pierced.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
