17th Century Tokens, Duplicates: Aldbourne, John Adee, Farthing, 1656, 0.61g/6h (N 5405; BW. 1); Calne, John Forman, Farthing, 0.81g/12h (N 5428; BW. 29), John Norman, Farthing, 0.96g/12h (N 5432; BW. 34); Chippenham, Will Adye, Farthing, 1665, mm. mullet, 1.41g/12h (dies not in N; BW. 38); Highworth, Edmund Hide and Rich. Leader, heart-shaped Halfpenny, 1.63g/12h (N 5475; BW. 90); Kingswood, Edward Tanner, Farthing, 1658, 1.15g/12h (N 5486; BW. 98); Marlborough, Borough Farthings, 1668 (2), 1.91g/12h (N 5504; BW. 123-5), 1.49g/6h N 5505; BW. 123-5), Thomas Keene, Farthings, 1652 (2), 1.01g/6h (N 5515; BW. 136), 0.75g/6h (N 5516; BW. 136), William Pureur, Farthing, 1.06g/6h (N 5520; BW. 141), Thomas Shippere, Farthing, 0.59g/6h (N 5521; BW. 142), Richard Shipre, Farthings (2), 1.28g/6h, 1.15g/6h (both earlier dies not in N; BW. 143), Jeremiah Sloper, Farthing, 0.58g/12h (N 5524; BW. 145); Melksham and Steeple Ashton, A[mbrose[ A[udrey and] J[oseph] A[udrey], Farthings, 1665 (2), 0.78g/9h, 0.56g/12h (both dies of N 5527 in early state; BW. 150); Salisbury, Edward Faulconer, Farthing, 1659, 0.38g/6h (N 5548; BW. 176), George Godfery, Farthing, 1659, 1.03g/3h (N 5554; BW. 189), George Hughes, Farthing, 1658, 0.56g/6h (N 5563; BW. 198), Christopher Legg, Farthing, 0.67g/6h (N 5565; BW. 173), Henry Mattershaw, Farthing, [16]58, 0.41g/6h (N 5568; BW. 207), Simon Rolfe, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.22g/6h (N 5574; BW. 222), Thomas Shergold, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.26g/3h (N 5578; BW. 226), Chris Willmott, Farthing, 1666, 0.90g/9h (N 5580; BW. 228); Trowbridge, William Smith, Farthing, 1.06g/6h (N 5608; BW. 252); Warminster, James Eliott, Farthing, 0.93g/6h (N 5612; BW. 257), Thomas Toomer, Farthing, 1651, 1.40g/6h (N 5614b, this piece; BW. 259); Westbury, Will Cockell, Farthing, [16]58, 1.30g/12h (N 5615; BW. 2360); Wilton, Stephen Brassier, Halfpence, 1667 (2), 2.24g/3h, 2.21g/12h (both N 5621; BW. 268), G.H., Halfpenny, 1666, 1.15g/6h (N 9337; D 268A); together with a contemporary striking in lead from the dies for the 1668 Farthing of Robert Hayward of Lavington, 5.68g/3h (N 5490; BW. 103) [33]. Varied state; N 5527 at 0.56g in two halves £150-£200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Wiltshire Coins, Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by the late David Ward.

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Provenance: N 5432 bt N.A. Clark; N 5475 bt November 2009; N 5614 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 149, 15 November 2000, lot 41 (part), C. Granger Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 168 (part) [from R. Gladdle], bt N.A. Clark; last with G. Ward October 2012, bt N.A. Clark