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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 282

Castle Yard, George Pickfat, TALLOW CHANDLER, 1/2d. 1666 – castle, John Walker, 1/2d. – boar; Cateaton Street, Partridg Hatton – fleece, Roger Ware, 1/2d. 1664 – Royal arms; Chancery Lane neighbourhood, Humphrey Taft, CVTLER, 1665 – sword and anchor, T. K., THE KINGS HEAD TAVERN – bust of Henry VIII, L. W. [and] H. M. AT THE KINGS HEAD – bust of Henry VIII, William Mart, 1/2d. – bust of Henry VIII with orb and sceptre (N.6740-1, 6744, 6747a, 6748, 6749a, 6750, 6751a; BW. Southwark 206, 207, London 484, 489, 524, 510, 1102, 514), BW. Southwark 206 mediocre, the others fair to good fine; BW.514 very rare, all the others except BW.524 and 510 extremely rare (8) Estimate £ 140-170 Roger Ware, apprentice vintner 1650; T. K. = Thomas Kent, vintner; L. W. and H. M. = Lewis Willson and Henry Morris, apprentice vintners 1650s, took over from Thomas Kent at the King´s Head 1660; William Mart, apprentice vintner 1650, at the King´s Head tavern from 1666

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£380