DORSET, Dorchester, Borough Farthings, 1669 (6), 2.21g/12h (N 883; BW. 53), 2.66g/12h (N 884; BW. 53), 2.20g/12h (N 885; BW. 53), 2.02g/12h (N 886; BW. 53), 3.11g/12h (N 888; BW. 53), 1.93g/12h (N 890; BW. 53); Thomas Allen, Farthing, 0.63g/3h (N 894; BW. 59); Edward Cheapman, Farthing, 1668, 0.58g/12h (N 897; BW. 63); Richard Cheney, Farthing, 1666, 0.86g/12h (N 899; BW. 64); Simon Eyre, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.51g/12h (N 902; BW. 66-7); Tho. Gould, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.53g/3h (N 903, this piece; BW. 69); Thomas Hall, Farthing, 1656, 0.83g/12h (N 904; BW. 70-1); William Maycock, Farthing, 1658, 0.90g/6h (N 909; BW. 73); Lawrence Righton, Halfpenny, 1669, 2.24g/12h (N 910; BW. 75); John Roy, Farthing, 1660, 0.36g/6h (N 911; BW. 76); Phillip Stansbie, Farthings (2), 1.16g/6h (N 914; BW. 82), 1.24g/12h (N 916; BW. 84) [17]. Varied state, some excavated £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of 17th Century Tokens formed by a Gentleman Deceased.

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Provenance: N 883 and 909 bt Seaby March 1985; N 884 bt R. Jeffery September 1991; N 885 and 888 bt R. Jeffery August 1991; N 890 with Seaby 1973; N 894 bt R. Jeffery 1993; N 897 found near Winchester, bt A. Cherry October 1994; N 902 and 911 bt A. Cherry May 2001; N 903 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, bt R. Jeffery 1992; N 904 bt R. Jeffery December 1991; N 910 bt A. Cherry July 1994; N 914 bt Seaby; N 916 bt A. Cherry September 1990