Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

18th Century Tokens, Warwickshire, Birmingham, George Barker, Penny, 1800, bust of Britannia right, diva britanniæ fautrix artium around, rev. the work of iohn gregory hancock aged nine years above date, utile dulci above, for exchange below, edge by george barker birmingham mdccc, 37.13g/12h (DH 19). Trifling mark above u of fautrix, otherwise brilliant and as struck, bronzed, very rare £500-700

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

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Provenance: T.A. Jan Collection, Part II, Spink Auction 35, 11 April 1984, lot 86.

24 struck