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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 731

WARWICKSHIRE, Birmingham, Penny, undated, OUR FOOD IS SEDITION., monster Sedition flying, holding royal flag with a pileus on top of the pole, an imp suckling on the monster, another holds sword and light, rev. NOURISHED TO TORMENT., snake in the grass, radiant above, JULY 14. 1791 in exergue, plain edge, 12h, 16.11g (D&H 34), usual die flaw to obverse, with a flashy glass-like lustre to light chocolate brown surfaces, toned, extremely fine, scarcely encountered in such grade

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)




This piece alludes to the Birmingham riots of 1791 as well as the second anniversary of the French Revolution.

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£5