Lot 160 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 689
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 689, halfpenny struck in copper, 12.43g , 29.08mm. Popular reverse. Well struck with attractive chestnut brown appearance and some blue hues. Perhaps slight remanence of a collectors number in the reverse fields, otherwise good extremely fine.
O : Bust to left, T * SPENCE + 7 MONTHS IMPRISON’D FOR HIGH TREASON +
Signed JAMES, 1794 (the 4 retrograde)
R : Three men dancing and one eating at a table, under a tree, AFTER THE REVOLUTION
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £150-£200
Provenance: Acq. 06/03/2004
Winning Bid: £160.00
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