City of London, Bell Yard [Queen Victoria Street], D.I.T., the frien pan, Farthing, 0.74g/6h (N 6544; BW. 2200); Bell Yard [Temple Bar], Will Jonson, Halfpenny, 1667, 2.37g/6h (N 6549; BW. 172), Tho. Lawrance, Halfpenny, [16]66, 2.56g/1h (N 6547b, this piece; BW. 173), Jacob Lions, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.38g/12h (N 6548, this piece; BW. 174), Stephen Porter, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.46g/12h (N 6550, this piece; BW. 175), W.L.R., the percvlis, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 6551, this piece; BW. 176) [6]. N 6547, 6550 and 6551 fine or better, N 6549 about fine, others in varied state, some rare £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: N 6544 and *6551 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867 (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part); N 6547 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part, recté 6547b) [from N.A. Clark 1977]; N 6548 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part); N 6549 bt S.H. Monks September 2011; N 6550 Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 195, 26 June 2008, lot 259 (part) [from Baldwin].

William Johnson, innholder, The Drake; Stephen Porter, innholder, The Nag’s Head