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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 290

Coldharbour, Lancelot Chapman – Innholders´ arms, Henry Cooper, 1/2d. – antlers, and men carrying barrel; Coleman Street and neighbourhood, John Abbutt, 1/2d. 1666 – Drapers´ arms, Joseph Sibley AT YE BLACK, bell, 1/2d. 1663, Samuell Colman – bell and crescent moon; Cornhill, T. H. AT THE CASTLE TAVERN, 1651 – tower, H[umphrey] H[inton] AT THE DOLPHIN TAVERN – dolphin, R. R. AT THE GOLDEN CROSS, 1649 – Royal arms on cross formy, M. W. AT THE SEVEN STARS, 1648 – seven stars, R. D. AT THE BEARE TAVERN, 1656 – chained bear (N.6794-5, 6797, 6799, 6801, 6804, 6806-7, 6809, 6812; BW.701, 702, 706, 714, 707, 722, 719, 726, 730, 717), BW.730 very fine, the others nearly fine to nearly very fine; BW.730 rare, BW.701, 707 and 719 very rare, BW.706, 722 and 717 extremely rare (10) Estimate £ 200-240 ?Lancelot Chapman, woodmonger; Joseph Sibley, tallow-chandler; T. H. = ?Thomas Horsman, apprentice vintner 1642, leased the ´Castle´ 1653-4; R. R. = Roger Rea the elder, stationer at the ´Guilt Cross´; R. D. = Robert Dowse, vintner, sign the White Bear

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