The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens Formed by the Late Cole Danehower

Middlesex (Metropolitan), Glasshouse Hall [Stepney], Penny, god preserve navigation, 3.93g/12h (N 9290; BW. 1155); Golden Lane [Finsbury], John Andrews, Halfpenny, 1666, 1.81g/6h (N 7919; D 1155A), G.W.B. at the vine, Farthing, 1.01g/6h (N 7933; BW. 1157), Marmaduke Rogers, Farthing, 0.60g/3h (N 7925; D 1171A) [4]. N 9290 fair and pierced, others very fine, N 7919 and 7925 with ‘river’ patina, these both very rare and the former from the obverse die with barely any flaw £240-£300

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of London 17th Century Tokens Formed by the Late Cole Danehower.

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Provenance: *N 7919 found in the R. Thames at Queenhithe, bt Baldwin; N 7925 found in the R. Thames, bt Baldwin June 1988; N 7933 bt N.A. Clark; N 9290 bt Baldwin.

The clarity of this specimen of N 7919 clearly shows that the obverse device is a tree, not a sunburst or pot of lilies as has been suggested by previous authors