Thomas Spence series, Mule Farthings (4), man on all fours, revs. Britannia, 3.98g/12h (DH 1099), man on bull with ass’s head, 3.34g/6h (DH 1100), conjoined heads of man and ass, 3.52g/5h (DH 1101), slave, 3.97g/6h (DH 1104) [4]. First two extremely fine, others nearly so, DH 1101 weakly struck but very rare £120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Late Robinson S. Brown Jr Collection.

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Provenance: DH 1099 P.C. Deane Collection [from Baldwin], W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 701 (part); DH 1100 Davissons Mailbid Sale 6, 29 February 1996 (473), bt J. Spingarn December 1996; DH 1101 SCMB June 1964, T.A. Jan Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 26, 9 February 1983, lot 364 (part), P.C. Deane Collection, W.J. Noble Collection, Part I, Noble Numismatics Pty, Auction 58B (Melbourne), 7-8 July 1998, lot 701 (part); *DH 1104 bt R. Gladdle July 1993