444, Lot: 614. Estimate $75. Sold for $90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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TOKENS, Yorkshire. York. CU Halfpenny (29mm, 11.69 g, 12h). Dated 1796. EBORACUM in exergue, crowned and draped female seated left, holding sword and leaning on shield; all within a border of oak leaves / LIBERTAS. JUSTITIA. PAX. (quatrefoil) YORK MDCCXCVI. (quatrefoil) , pileus, sword, scales, and olive branch (symbols of liberty, justice, and peace) in saltire. Edge: Plain (in collar). D&H 70. EF, brown surfaces. Scarce.
From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.