444, Lot: 623. Estimate $75. Sold for $50. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TOKENS, Somersetshire. Bristol. William Sheppard, stationer. AR Shilling (26mm, 3.92 g, 11h). Dated 1811. LET TRADE & COMMERCE FLOURISH • ISSUED BY W SHEPPARD • EXCHANGE, coat-of-arms with unicorn supporters, surmounted by crossed arms holding serpent and scales; SEP^T 6 1811 / SOMERSETSHIRE WILTSHIRE/ GLOUCESTERSHIRE/ SOUTH WALES/ AND BRISTOL TOKEN, VALUE/ 12/ PENCE in wreath. Dalton 49; TB 49. Good VF, toned.

From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.