441, Lot: 631. Estimate $75. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TOKENS, Somersetshire. Bath. CU Halfpenny (29mm, 10.93 g, 6h). Undated (struck in late 18th century). ALFRED Y
E GREAT REFOUNDED BATH • AD 900 • + •, crowned bust of Alfred the Great right / AND SURROUNDED IT WITH WALLS AND TOWERS • + •, towers within walls. Edge: PAYNE & TURNER SILVER-SMITHS BATH • +. D&H 65. EF, brown surfaces, traces of red.
From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.