Lot 194 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 720
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 720, halfpenny struck in copper, 12.09g , 29.86mm. Soft centres, almost the appearance of a misstrike. No actual handling, extremely fine .
O : Ass bearing two pairs of paniers, both labelled “RENTS ” and “TAX’S”, I WAS AN ASS
TO BEAR THE FIRST PAIR
R : Lion dismayed at a cock crowing, LET TYRANTS TREMBLE AT THE CROW
OF LIBERTY, 1795.
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £125-£175
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb 12/2005, lot 1931
Auction Expired
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