17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

Middlesex (Metropolitan), Charing Cross, Judeth Elliss, Halfpenny, 1664, 2.50g/9h (N 8660, this piece; BW. 541); Thomas Tonge, Farthing, 0.72g/12h (N 8663, this piece; BW. 552); Robert Wright, Farthing, 1664, 0.46g/3h (N –; BW. 554); I.A.L., Farthing, 1.13g/6h (N 8661a, this piece; BW. 2990) [4]. Fair to fine, all rare, especially BW. 554 £90-£120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, 17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer.

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Provenance: N 8660 R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); N 8661 H.W. Taffs Collection, Glendining Auction, 21-3 November 1956, lot 867f (part), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); N 8663 R.J. Carthew Collection), R.A. Nott Collection, Norweb Collection, Spink Auction 212, 28-9 March 2012, lot 667 (part); BW. 554 bt J. Higginbotham March 2014.

Samuel Pepys drank ‘a pint of wine’ at the Golden Lion (depicted on N 8663) in January 1660