Lot 207 – Middlesex Spence halfpenny D&H 735
Century Provincial Tokens of England, Middlesex
Middlesex, Little Turnstile, Thomas Spence; DH 735, halfpenny struck in copper, 12.78g , 28.89mm. Another evocative pair. Very attractive, lustrous, good extremely fine .
O : Press Ganging, dragging away an impressed man, * BRITISH * LIBERTY *
DISPLAYED * , 1795
R : Cain killing Abel, THE BEGINING OF OPPRESSION.<> (the three ‘N’s retrograde)
CAIN & ABEL visible below figures
E : X SPENCE X DEALER X IN X COINS X LONDON
Est. £180-£250
Provenance: Acq. 06/03/2004
Winning Bid: £407.00
Item condition: New