The Roy Rains Collection of 17th Century Tokens

17th Century Tokens, Leicestershire, Leicester, Mary Mountney, Farthing, 0.89g/6h (N 2835; BW. 42); W[illiam] N[ewton], Farthing, mm. rose on obv., 6-pointed star on rev., 0.68g/12h (N 2853, different rev. die; BW. 44); Tho[mas] Overing, Farthing, 0.67g/6h (N 2837; BW. 45); Robert Page, Halfpenny, 1666, 0.88g/3h (N 2838; BW. 46) [4]. First mediocre, others fair to fine, second and last with small piercings (£80-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Roy Rains Collection of 17th Century Tokens.

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Provenance:
BW. 42 bt Baldwin 1967; BW. *44 and 45 bt 1972; BW. 46 bt 1975.

Mary Mountney, formerly Mary Palmer, innholder, The Crown, Swine market, was a widow when she married George Mountney in July 1656; William Newton (†January 1673), innholder, The Red Lion, Southgate street, admitted freeman December 1648, wife’s name Joane (†August 1658); Thomas Overing (1630-78), brewer, St Martins, admitted freeman 1652, alderman 1664, mayor 1669; Robert Page (b.1614), innholder, The George and Dragon, Friar lane, admitted freeman August 1640. Sold with relevant photocopies of ‘Notes on Leicester 17th century tokens’ by Mr Rains, published in TCSB December 2002, pp.178-86, which gives further detail. Newton’s farthing is from a later rev. die to that shown in SCBI Norweb