Taunton, Borough Farthings (6), undated, 3.72g/12h (DY 57:1; N 4111; BW. 226), 1667 (5), 2.25g/3h (DY 57:3; N 4113; BW. 227), 2.61g/12h (DY 57:4; N 4114; BW. 228), 2.66g/3h (DY 57:5; N 4115; BW. 229), 2.45g/12h (DY 57:6; N 4116; BW. 230), octagonal thick flan, 4.17g/6h (dies of DY 57:6 and N 4116; BW. 231); Thomas Andrews, Farthing, 0.95g/6h (DY 58:1; N 4117 rev., different obv.; BW. 232); Thomas Androsse, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.39g/9h (DY 58:2 rev.; N 4118; BW. 233); John Bobbett, Farthings (2), 1.20g/6h (DY 58:4; N 4120; BW. 237), 0.67g/12h (DY 58:5; N 4121; BW. 238); William Chace, Farthing, 1662, mm. rosette, 1.11g/6h (DY 58:9; dies not in N; BW. 240); Christopher Cooke, Farthing, 1667, 0.87g/12h (DY 59:1; N 4125; BW. 242) [12]. BW. 231, 240 and N 4118 mediocre, others about fine and better but N 4117 var with central piercing £140-180

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Somerset 17th Century Tokens formed by the late Terry Winsborough.

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Provenance: BW. 231 bt N.A. Clark July 2005; BW. 240 and N 4117 var bt D. Young October 2008; N 4111 R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 674 (part), SNC August 2001 (1206); N 4113 and 4125 bt N.A. Clark September 1990; N 4114 bt S.E. Schwer August 1986; N 4115 bt R. Jeffery August 1991; *N 4116 bt S.E. Schwer April 1981; N 4118 bt N.A. Clark October 1987; N 4120 bt S.H. Monks October 2005; N 4121 bt A. Wager October 2013