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Auction: 12009 - The Magnus Collection, Ancient, English & Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 715

Rural area, Fulham, John Fox, 1/2d. 1666 – anchor, Benet Hamon, 1650 – wheatsheaf, F[rancis] Stutsbery], 1656, this was the kinges armes, Francis Stutsbery at the, Royal arms, 1/2d.; Hammersmith, William Harding, 1/2d. 1667 – three horseshoes, Richard Terrey – Watermen´s arms; Parson´s Green, William Kempe, 1/2d.; Walham Green, Richard Prosser, clothman, 1/2d. (N.9130a, 9131a, 9132a, 9133a, 9146a, 9155, 9224b, 9269b; BW. Mdx 50, 51, 52, 54, 68, 75, 161, 237), BW.50 very fine, double-struck, the others fair to good fine, Kempe and Prosser the only known issuers in their villages (8) Estimate £ 150-180 John Fox, at the Anchor 1655-71, had been servant to Elias Ashmole, antiquarian, politician, royalist and founder of the Ashmolean Museum; Benet Hamon, gent., 1693; Francis Sturtsberrie, waterman, Old Brentford, 1667; William Harding, wife Mary, will 1677; William Kemp also issued tokens at Putney, across the river (N.4688-9 (Part V)).

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