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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 298

Exchange Alley, [Walter Elford] (4), [ 1/2d.] – facing bust of Morat, The Coffee house, [1d.] – facing bust of Morat, MORAT Ye GREAT MEN DID MEE CALL, WHERE EARE I CAME I CONQVERD ALL, Coffee Tobacco Sher=bet etc., [1d.] – profile bust of Morat, similar legends, and [1d.] – profile bust of Morat, Coffee Chocolat tea etc. (N.6881-2, 6883a, 6884b; BW.968, 965, 966, 967), BW.968 and 967 fine, BW.965 and 966 very fine; BW.966 and 967 cast, not struck, as always; all the known varieties of these anonymous issues of Elford (4) Estimate £ 160-200 Walter Elford, merchant; ´Morat´ was sultan Murad IV (1623-40)

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