Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Lincolnshire, Lincoln, Nicholas Rodsby, Farthing, 1.36g/12h (PPM 39; Smith 178; N –; BW. 165); Henry Serson, Farthing, 0.84g/12h (PPM 40; Smith 179; N –; BW. 166); Edward Tomson, Farthings (5, from three obv. and two rev. dies), Ramage issues (4), 1.24g/12h (PPM 41; Smith 182; N 2968 rev., different obv.; BW. 169), 1.29g/6h (PPM 42; Smith 182; N 2968; BW. 169), reads vale, 0.99g/12h (PPM 43; Smith 184; N 2968 obv., different rev.; D 169A), reads bale, 1.07g/12h (PPM 44; Smith 182; N 2968 obv., different rev.; BW. 169), Ramage mule, 0.81g/12h (PPM 45; Smith 183; N –; BW. 169), Halfpenny, 1666, from the second obv. die, 2.47g/3h (PPM 47; Smith 181; N –; BW. 168) [8]. Generally fine to very fine, some better, an excellent group of Tomson issues, PPM 43 of the highest rarity, only one other known to the cataloguer [Lincoln Museum], others mostly rare £400-500

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

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Provenance: PPM 39, 40, 42 and 47 T.W. Townsend Collection, Spink Auction 28, 28 April 1983, lot 30 (part), bt Spink; *PPM 43 J. Anderson Collection, Croydon Coin Auctions, 18 October 1995, lot 1614, P.J. Preston-Morley Collection, DNW Auction 58, 24-5 June 2003, lot 1254 (part); others J. Kendall Bourne Collection.

Nicholas Rodsby (†1658), apothecary, wife’s name Jan; Henry Serson, innholder, The Falcon, gentleman; Edward Tomson, chandler. There is a strong likelihood that the Tomson tokens were issued by a father and son, PPM 41-4 being the issues of the father (†1666), PPM 45 (the obv. die of which would suggest an issue of c. 1668) and the 1666 halfpence (PPM 46 [not present here] and 47) the issues of the son (†1691)