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Auction: 8012 - Ancient, English & Foreign Coins & Commemorative Medals
Lot: 370

Petticoat Lane, Ralph Markland AT YERED CROSS, 1/2d. 1667 – cross formy, R. D. AT THE WHIT LYON – lion rampant; Philpot Lane, Samuell Hewson, 1/2d. 1668 – garb with three birds, Robert Nevell – shield with three harts trippant, R. B. AT THE SVGAR LOAFE – sugarloaf; Pope´s Head Alley, John Sawyer; The Postern, Tho. Rawlinson, DISTILLER, 1/2d. – still; Poultry, George Twine, 1/2d. 1665 – three cranes, W. K., THE EXCHANGE TAVERN, 1651 – the (Royal) Exchange, T. D. AT THE ROSE TAVERN – rose (N.7470b, 7472, 7473c, 7474, 7475a, 7476b, 7479, 7481b, 7482, 7484; BW.2217, 2212, 2229, 2232, 2233, 2256, 2268, 2278, 2277, 2273), BW.2256 poor to mediocre, the others fair to nearly very fine; BW.2212 and 2277 rare, BW.2217, 2229 and 2233 very rare, all the others except BW.2278 extremely rare; BW.2256 the only known type for its location (10) Estimate £ 160-200 Robert Nevell, mealman; John Sa(w)yer kept the Pope´s Head from 1660; George Twine, vintner at the Three Cranes tavern; W. K. = William King, apprentice vintner in the 1620s; T. D. = Thomas Dyott or Dios, apprentice vintner in the 1630s

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