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Create new list17th Century Tokens, Devizes, Stephen Bayly, Farthing, 1668, 0.65g/12h (N 5453; BW. 64); John Fry, Farthings (2), undated, reads frey, 0.98g/12h (N 5454; BW. 65), 1664, 1.04g/12h (N 5455; BW. 66); Francis Goulding, Farthing, 0.86g/12h (N 5456; BW. 67); John Hammond, Farthing, 0.89g/3h (N 5457; BW. 70); Edward Hope, Farthings (2), 1652, 0.65g/12h (N 5458; BW. 68), 1669 (5 over second 6, 2 over 9), 0.39g/3h (N 5459; BW. 69); Grace Naish, Farthings, 1652 (2), 0.94g/6h (N 5460; BW. 71), 0.91g/6h (N 5461; BW. 71); Francis Paradice, Farthing, 1669, 0.99g/3h (N 5462; BW. 72); John Slade, Farthing, 1666, 1.42g/9h (N 5463; BW. 73); Richard Slade, Farthing, 1663, 0.62g/6h (N 5465; BW. 74); William Somner, Farthings, 1652 (2), 0.73g/12h (N 5466; BW. 76), 1.68g/6h (N 5467; BW. 76); William Stevens, Farthing, 1663, 0.89g/12h (N 5468; BW. 77); Richard Watton, Farthings (2), undated, reads wotten, 1.48g/6h (N 5469; BW. 80), 1666, 0.58g/12h (N 5470; BW. 79) [17]. N 5455 very fine, N 5459 and 5462 good fine, former very rare, especially with the altered date likely to reflect the issuer’s status as a freeman, others generally fair to fine; an excellent town group, including all the issuers, perhaps only lacking one variant £300-£500
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 5461 bt R. Jeffery 2020; N 5465 bt C. Thompson August 1976.
BW. 69 only illustrated. Stephen Bayly, mercer, Master of the Devizes Guild of Mercers 1682; John Fry, grocer, St Mary’s parish, Master of the Devizes Guild of Mercers 1677; Francis Goulding, grocer; John Hammond, bookseller, first wife Sarah (†1670), second wife Mary (†1697); Edward Hope, mayor 1654 and 1661; Francis Paradice, tallowchandler, mayor 1688; John Slade, grocer; Richard Slade, grocer; William Somner, grocer; William Stevens, grocer; Richard Watton, grocer, mayor 1670, 1679-80
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