LOT 3445
Ireland. Talbort Fyan CU Halfpenny Token. 1794.
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. Very Fine.(9.70gr, 29mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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Ireland. Cronebane CU Halfpenny Token. Dated 1789.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
CRONEBANE HALFPENNY, bust of Saint Patrick to right, wearing mitre / ASSOCIATED IRISH MINERS ARMS, shield of arms, crest a windlass dividing date. No edge inscription. 9.47gr, 28mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020). -
England. North Yorkshire, Easingwold, Michaell Woodward AE Half Penny Token. Dated 1668.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
★ MICHAELL • WOODWARD, male figure standing facing, smoking pipe / ★ OF • EESINGWOVLD • 1668; HIS HALFE PENNY ✿✿✿ in four lines. Dickenson 88. 1.39gr, 21mm, 12h.
Fine.
Found Huby, Yorkshire, UK, in December 2001. From the private collection of Robin Sykes, Yorkshire, UK, formed since the late 1990s. Accompanied by an illustrated record card by Jim Halliday dated 20 January 2002. -
United Kingdom. Yorkshire CU Hull Half Penny Token. Dated 1794.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
HULL HALF PENNY 1791, shield of arms between sprigs of oak / PRO BONO PUBLICO, ship sailing to right, date in exergue. Edge inscription: CURRENT EVERY WHERE. DH 23. 9.11gr, 28mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
Ex Stocker collection, Kent, UK, 1955-early 2000s.
