Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Berkshire, Wantage, Jeffery Masmore, Farthing, 1663, 1.20g/6h (N 230a, this piece; BW. 156); William Masmore, Farthings, 1653 (2, different rev. dies), 1.10g/6h (N 231a, this piece; BW. 154), 1.06g/6h (N 232; BW. 154); John Seymor, Farthings (2, different obv. dies), 0.98g/6h (N 242; BW. 158), 0.67g/12h (N 243a, this piece; BW. 158); Richard Stampe, Halfpenny, 1669, 3.53g/6h (N 234a, this piece; BW. 159); John Webb, Farthing, 1667, 0.47g/12h (N –; BW. 160); John Whitfeild, Farthing, 1.22g/12h (N 236; BW. 161); together with a 19th century copy of a Jeffery Masmore Farthing, 1.78g/6h (N 9406) [9]. N 232 and BW. 160 fair, latter rare, others generally fine to very fine
£120-150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection.

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Provenance: N 230a, 231a and *234a R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, SNC March 1988 (1443), December 1988 (7983), October 1989 (5436), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 724 (part); N 232 and BW. 160 J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 724 (part) [from R. Jeffery July 1987]; N 236 P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, Glendining Auction, 16 March 1988, lot 120 (part) [from Seaby April 1975], J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 724 (part) [from S.E. Schwer April 1988]; N 242 Michael Dickinson FPL 1, December 1987 (72), J. Maitland Collection, BDW Auction 8, 16 November 1994, lot 724 (part); N 243a R.A. Nott Collection, Mrs R. Henry Norweb Collection, bt R. Gladdle June 1996; N 9406 bt September 2005.

Jeffrey Masmore, grocer, churchwarden 1660. William Masmore, grocer, governor of town lands 1656. John Seymour, mercer. John Whitfield, mercer