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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 411

Tower Street, Benedick Barefoote – crossed keys, Ralph Butcher, 1664 – three sugarloaves, Richard Finch – garb, John Gosling, 1658 – three goslings, Samuell Remnant, 1666 – chained swan, Tho. Steele, CHANDLER – man making candles, Richard Uthwat AT THE, crown, TAVERNE, 1/2d., P. S. AT THE KING(E)S HEAD, 1648 – bust of ?James I (2, diff. dies), T. B. AT THE SALVT ATION TAVERNE – men greeting each other, T. M., THE WHITE LYON TAVERNE – lion rampant, William Peake AT YEWHIT SWAN, 1/2d. 1668 – swan (N.7759b, 7760b, 7761a, 7762a, 7763c, 7765, 7768a, 7770a, 7771a, 7773a, 7775-6; BW.3205, 3206, 3211, 3212, 3219, 3223, D.3224A, BW.3220, 3220 var., 3204, 3215, 3218), obverse of D.3224A mediocre, BW.3220 var. very fine, otherwise fair to good fine, D.3224A pierced, BW. 3218 pierced and plugged; BW.3205, 3211, 3212, 3219 and 3220 var. rare, BW.3206 and 3215 very rare, BW.3223, D.3224A and BW.3218 extremely rare (12) Estimate £ 180-220 Benedick Barfoot, merchant taylor; S. P.´s token said to have been the first [not in a lead alloy] coined; T. B. = Thomas Brockett, apprentice vintner 1634, clothworker

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