Lot 189 – Middlesex Spence brass halfpenny D&H 716, RRR, Dalton Specimen
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 716, halfpenny struck in brass, 11.95g , 29.76mm. Another, with same issue as previous two lots but said to be struck in brass. Original colour remaining, extremely fine . RRR.
O : Ass bearing two pairs of paniers, both labelled “RENTS ” and “TAX’S”, I WAS AN ASS
TO BEAR THE FIRST PAIR
R : in centre THOs SPENCE, Sir THOs MORE, THOs PAINE, and around this *NOTED
ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN.
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £200-£300
Provenance: Dix Noonan Webb 10/2005, Auction lot 1470; Fawcett/Litman Collection; ex-Dr David L Spence; ex-W. Longman Collection, Glendining Auction, 12-13 March 1958; ex-R. Dalton December 1910
Winning Bid: £255.00
Item condition: New