LOT 2658
Tokens - Warwickshire - Birmingham 1788 - Plated Brass Halfcrown Work Token Dated 1788 A.D.
Obv: a female seated, giving alms to an old man and a boy, a child kneeling by her side. Rev: a cypher B W H, 1788 over it, with TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE legend. Good very fine, scarce.(19.13 grams, 35 mm.). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired since the 1970s.
From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2658
Tokens - Warwickshire - Birmingham 1788 - Plated Brass Halfcrown Work Token
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Tokens - Warwickshire - Birmingham 1788 - Plated Brass Halfcrown Work Token Dated 1788 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Obv: a female seated, giving alms to an old man and a boy, a child kneeling by her side. Rev: a cypher B W H, 1788 over it, with TWO SHILLINGS AND SIXPENCE legend. 19.13 grams, 35 mm.
Good very fine, scarce.
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Tokens and Jettons - Medieval France - Dolphin Jetton - AE Reckoning Counter 1373-1415 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Vienne France. Obv: +AVE MARIA GRACIA, Dolphin ('dauphin') the traditional badge of the Counts of Alban, Dauphins of Viennois, after 1349 the eldest son of the French king took the title Dauphin. Rev: + A + / + V + / + E + / + X +, in the angles of a decorated floral cross with outward ornaments - croix feuillue dans un quadrilobe. 2.31 grams, 24 mm.
About extremely fine.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman. -
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Tokens - Haverhill Manufactory - 1794 - AE Token Dated 1794 A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Obv: a man weaving in a loom with: HAVERHILL MANUFACTORY legend. Rev: a cypher IF within an oval, with crest of a wolf's head above with legend: PRO BONO PUBLICO 1794, with plain edge with lettering: PAYABLE AT IOHN FINCHAMS SUFFOLK. 10.02 grams, 29 mm.
Good fine.
Acquired since the 1970s. From the private collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
