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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 683

Westminster, Russell Street, James Magnes, stationer, 1/2d. – horse running, Tho. Snell, grocer, 1/2d. 1669 – Grocers´ arms, Timothy Child at yecoffe hovse, 1/2d. – bust of Turk, Mary Long, 1/2d. – rose; St Alban´s Street, Georg Carter at yest alban, [ 1/2d.] – St Alban holding sword and crucifix, altar at side with open book; St Ann´s Street, Ralph Fuller – balance; St Clement Danes Churchyard, I/J. P., the castel(l) tavern(e) – tower (2, first s clment daines, second s clement chvrch yard), L. P., the castel tavern - tower; St Clement Danes neighbourhood, Geo. Laurance, meal – oatsheaf; St Clement´s Lane, Joh. Smith – talbot; St Clement´s Well neighbourhood, Frances Walker – heart pierced by two arrows within crowned circle (N.8869a, 8870a, 8873, 8874a, 8876a, 8878, 8880, 8881a, 8882, 8885, 8892-3; D.2434A, BW.2436, 2431, 2434, 2444, Mdx 245, London 2469, 2467, 2470, 2463, 2474, 2477), BW.2463 poor, the others fair to nearly very fine; D.2434A rare, BW.2436, 2444, 2467, 2463 and 2474 very rare, BW.2470 and 2477 extremely rare; Fuller and Walker the only known issuers in their localities (12) Estimate £ 150-180 James Magnus, merchant taylor, stationer 1660, receiver of letters from 1661, d. 1678; Thomas Snell, grocer, apprenticed 1660, will administered 1688; Timothy Child at the Sultan´s Head 1662; Mary Long, widow of William of Covent Garden (N.8683; BW.740), bd. 1674; George Laurence, b. 1626, baker.

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