Lot 1343
London - Holborn, Thomas Spence Halfpenny 1796




The Deane Collection of 18th Century Tokens | 112
Auction: 11 October 2023 at 12:50 BST
£204
Description
London - Holborn, Thomas Spence Halfpenny 1796, Four men dancing around a pole with a severed head on top, rev. Cock crowing over skulking lion edge, SPENCE DEALER x IN x COINS x LONDON x, 29mm/11.46gm. (DH 889). Both sides a little weakly struck, otherwise good Extremely Fine, darkly toned with underlying brilliance and trace of original lustre, rare. £150-200 Ex. ‘an old Surrey Col.’ via Mark Rasmussen Sep. 2016.




