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Warwickshire 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Martin Bridgewater

Martin Bridgewater

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№ 298

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26 April 2023

Estimate: £70–£90

Bridgetown [Old Stratford], William Bradford, Halfpenny, 1.52g/6h ((Thompson, TCSB 5, p.372; N 6423; BW. Devon 36). Excavated, surface verdigris, fair; the only issue for the locality £70-£90

Bt N.A. Clark January 2002.

William Bradford (†1679), wheelwright at the sign of the Bear; his first wife was Anna Hathaway, great-niece of William Shakespeare (Thompson, TCSB 5, pp.372-6)