Tokens from the Late David Griffiths Collection

17th Century Tokens, Rutland, Oakham, Rich[ard] Matthew and John Potterill, Halfpence (3, two different obv. dies), 1.98g/12h (N 3867; BW. 8), 3.45g/6h, 1.35g/6h (N 3868; BW. 8) [3]. First about fine, others good fine £60-80

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

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Provenance: N 3867 J.O. Manton Collection, Sotheby Auction, 10 February 1947, lot 196 (part), J.L. Wetton Collection [from Baldwin], R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 671 (part), The Property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1252 (part); *N 3868 at 3.45g Baldwin Auction 40, 3 May 2005, lot 438; N 3868 at 1.35g R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 671 (part) [from G. Monk], The Property of a Gentleman, DNW Auction 65, 16 March 2005, lot 1252 (part).

Richard Matthews, barber surgeon, whose widowed mother, Catherine, issued a token at King Street, Westminster, in 1659 (BW. London 1614); John Potterill, apothecary