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The Collection of 17th Century Tokens of South London formed by Quentin Archer

Quentin Archer

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№ 885

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2 February 2022

Hammer Price:
£280

Southwark, Pickle Herring Stairs, Margret Browne, octagonal Halfpenny, 1668, 2.06g/12h (E 776; N 4999; BW. 342); R.A.G. the woodmongrs arm, Farthing, 1.26g/6h (E 777; N 5000; BW. 343); James Holland, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.68g/6h (E 779, this piece illustrated; N 4997; BW. 344); Thomas Huthinsonn, Halfpenny, 1.84g/6h (E 780; N 4998; BW. 346) [4]. Last two about very fine, others about fine, second with ‘river’ patina £120-£150

Provenance: E 776 D.P. White Collection, Stride Auction (Chichester), 6 February 2009, lot 698 (part); E 777 bt S.H. Monks June 2013; E 779 bt N.A. Clark May 2008; *E 780 A Collection of Seventeenth Century Tokens, Spink Auction 210, 6-7 October 2011, lot 330 (part)