17th Century Tokens, Hertfordshire, Bishop’s Stortford, John Reade, octagonal Halfpenny, 2.31g/6h (D 54A). Fair to fine but clear, extremely rare and an unusual rendition of the initials of the issuer and his wife (£200-300)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of British Tokens formed by Eileen Judson.

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Provenance:
Found at Braughing, “by Eddie.”

The full reading is, mm. pierced sexfoil, iohn·reade·of, his half peny, rev. bvshvps[–––]ford, i r m in angles of of an ornamented knot of rosettes, pierced sexfoil in centre, small rosette stops both sides