LOT 3448
Ireland. Wicklow, Cronebane CU Halfpenny Token. 1790's.
John of Gaunt / Hibernia mule issue. IOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER, crowned and draped bust to left / HIBERNIA, Hibernia seated to left holding harp, oak sprig in exergue. Edge inscription: CURRENT EVERY WHERE. DH 76. Near Fine.(8.29gr, 28mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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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.
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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.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
