445, Lot: 800. Estimate $150. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

TOKENS, IRELAND. County Antrim. Malone. Aaron Kean. CU Twopence (24.5mm, 8.74 g, 12h). Dated 1735. • WITH • COVNC ILE • AND • COVRAGE around, a dolphin left; 2 • P below / • I •/ PROMISE/ TO • PAY • THE/ BEARER • TWO/ PENCE (flourish)/ AARON • KEAN/ MALLONE/ • 1735 • in eight lines across field. Davis 23; TB 23. Good VF, brown surfaces. Very rare. Exceptional for issue.

From the Quentin Brisley Collection of British Tokens.

The first reference is to W. J. Davis, The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage to which are added Tokens of over One Penny Value of any Period.