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Illustrated lots indicated by an asterisk
SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TOKENS
The Norweb Collection:
Wiltshire, Worcestershire, Yorkshire,
Wales, Ireland, and Sark
References:
BW - George C. Williamson, Trade Tokens issued in the Seventeenth Century . . . (London, 1889-91: 2 vols.)
D. - Michael Dickinson, Seventeenth Century Tokens of the British Isles and their Values (London, 1986)
SCBI - Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles, 49: The Norweb Collection, Cleveland, Ohio, U. S. A.: Tokens of the British Isles, 1575-1750. Part VI: Wiltshire to Yorkshire, Ireland to Wales, by R. H. Thompson and M. J. Dickinson (London, 1999). Available from our Book Department, price £25: it includes 43 plates with descriptive text for every token
The tokens are round in shape and are taken to be farthings unless otherwise stated. All relevant tickets and the owner's envelopes are sold with the tokens. The BW and D. references are as amended in SCBI.
WILTSHIRE
Aldbourne, John Adee, 1656 - three rabbits (2), Richard Clark, 1658, Edward Witts, 1666 - shuttle; Bishopstone and Aldbourne, John Adee [and] J. Clark - initials, J. Clark - Mercers' arms (BW 1 (2), 4, 6, 3, 11; SCBI 5404b, 5405, 5406b, 5407b, 5415, 5414), fair to very fine, BW 6 broken in two, BW 3 extremely rare (6)
Details
Aldbourne, John Adee, 1656 - three rabbits (2), Richard Clark, 1658, Edward Witts, 1666 - shuttle; Bishopstone and Aldbourne, John Adee [and] J. Clark - initials, J. Clark - Mercers' arms (BW 1 (2), 4, 6, 3, 11; SCBI 5404b, 5405, 5406b, 5407b, 5415, 5414), fair to very fine, BW 6 broken in two, BW 3 extremely rare (6)