LOT 3449
Ireland. James Hilles CU Penny Token. Dated 1813.
ONE PENNY TOKEN, two men working at a rolling mill, in exergue, J. HILLES DUBLIN / PAYABLE IN BANK OF IRELAND NOTES 1813, sprig of shamrock. DH 1816. Good Fine.(17.88gr, 34mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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England. Suffolk, Bury St Edmunds 'Boy Bishop' PB Token. Time of Plantagenet to Tudor, circa 15th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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. 1.62gr, 14mm.
Near Very Fine.
Found Suffolk, UK.
This 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. -
Ireland. Hibernicus CU Halfpenny Token. 1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Design by Isaac Parkes. HALFPENNY TOKEN, laureate bust to right / HIBERNICUS, Hibernia seated to left, supporting harp of eight strings, date in exergue. Withers 2000. 7.73gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
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Ireland. Wellington, Edward Bewley CU Penny Token. 1816.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Designs by I. Parkes. WELLINGTON & VICTORY, laureate bust to left; I PARKES in small lettering on truncation, date below / EDWD BEWLEY, Britannia seated to left on rock; holding spear in left hand, right arm raised holding olive branch; shield with Irish harp below to right, ship at sail in distance on left; on the ground I P F PARKES in small lettering; date in exergue. Withers 1810; Davis 10. 15.23gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
