Lot 165 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 778, Gem, Noble Specimen
Cobwright Collection of Thomas Spence, Part II, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; D&H 778, halfpenny struck in copper. Another spectacular piece. Highly reflective, rainbow toned and bursting with cartwheel lustre. As struck.
O : Bust of Ld George Gordon, LD GEO GORDON DIED IN NEWGATE NOV 1, 1793
R : Cain killing Abel, THE BEGINING OF OPPRESSION.<> (the three ‘N’s retrograde) CAIN & ABEL below figures
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £180-£250
Provenance: Ex-David Litrenta Collection, DNW Auction 16 March 2005, lot 1450 (part); Purchased Noble Collection, Auction 58, July 1998, lot 606 (part); from Baldwins 1978.
Current bid: £190.00
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Ending On: 22 December 2025 22:10
Timezone: Europe/London
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