17th Century Tokens from the Collection of Quentin Archer

SURREY, Mortlake, William Thorneton, Halfpenny, 1665, 1.77g/9h (E 206; N 4673; BW. 186); Oxted, Thomas Stone, Farthings, 1653 (2), 1.13g/6h, 0.85g/6h (E 209; N 4675; BW. 198); Putney, James Rushell, Halfpenny, 1667, 1.78g/12h (E 221; N 4683; BW. 213); Reigate, William Castleman, Farthing, 1652, 1.28g/6h (E 233; N 4691; BW. 219); Richmond, Nicholas Beckett, Halfpence, 1667 (2), 2.29g/6h, 2.06g/6h (both E 240; N 4696; D 221B), James Knowles, Farthing, 0.86g/6h (E 247; N 4700; BW. 231) [8]. E 209 at 1.13g, 221, and E 240 at 2.29g fine and better, latter with ‘river’ patina, others in varied state £70-£90

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

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E 206, 209 at 1.13g, 221 and 247 C.F.K. Granger Collection, DNW Auction T14, 1 October 2014, lot 160 (part); E 209 at 0.85g DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 343 (part) [from Seaby 1985]; E 233 D.F. Spink Collection, Spink Auction 43, 18 April 1985, lot 101 (part), E. Molyneux Collection, DNW Auction T13, 2 October 2013, lot 343 (part); E 240 at 2.29g bt Baldwin November 2013; E 240 at 2.06g Wallis & Wallis Auction (Lewes), 12 June 2012, lot 256