Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Gainsborough, John Aistrop Sr, Halfpence, 1666 (2, different obv. dies), reads aistrop, mm. small mullet both sides, 0.87g/6h (PPM 1; Smith 91; N –; BW. 83), reads alstrop, mm. large mullet on obv., 2.19g/9h (PPM 2; Smith 90; N –; BW. 82); Richard Barber, Halfpenny, 1668, 1.67g/12h (PPM 3; Smith 92; N 2934; BW. 84); Mathew Coates, Halfpenny, 1666, 2.51g/3h (PPM 5; Smith 93 [A]; N –; BW. 85) [4]. PPM 2 obverse good fine, reverse fair, others in varied state, PPM 3 pierced, PPM 4 in excavated state, all very rare £100-150

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

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Provenance: *PPM 2 J. Kendall Bourne Collection; PPM 3 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 20 (part), bt N.A. Clark September 1988; PPM 5 bt J. Whitmore May 1988.

John Aistrop Sr (†August 1670), wife’s name Ann; Richard Barber (†July 1673), apothecary, mercer, wife’s name Mary; Matthew Coates (b.1635), wife’s name Hannah (†January 1706)