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Auction 102  4 October 2016
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Lot 2010

Estimate: 300 GBP
Price realized: 480 GBP
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BRITISH 18TH CENTURY TOKENS, ENGLAND, Jelly & Arnott, John Jelly, lawyer and proprietor of the Bath Botanic Garden, and David Arnott, proprietor of the Spa House, Holt, Copper Halfpenny mule (7), obv pair of scales within a circle, THE SALE OF CORN BY WEIGHT PROPOSED 1796 around (3), rev beggar receiving alms, I WAS HUNGRY AND YE GAVE ME MEAT around (Conder p.294, 306; Atkins p.32, 27; D&H Gloucestershire 49); rev TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DUKE OF BEAUFORT THE FRIEND OF MANKIND & HIS WORTHY TENANTS WHO REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR WHEAT TO 9s PR. BUSHEL A.D. 1795 beneath a portcullis and between sprigs of laurel and oak (Conder p.294, 307; Atkins p.33, 34; D&H Gloucestershire 50); rev pair of scales 3½lb, 1s WORTH OF BREAD 1795.96 . GOOD LORD DELIVER US . around (Conder p.293, 300; Atkins p.367, 81; D&H Gloucestershire 51); obv pair of scales 3½lb, 1s WORTH OF BREAD 1795.96 . GOOD LORD DELIVER US . around (3), rev beggar receiving alms, I WAS HUNGRY AND YE GAVE ME MEAT around (Conder p.293, 298; Atkins p.33, 28; D&H Gloucestershire 53); rev TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DUKE OF BEAUFORT THE FRIEND OF MANKIND & HIS WORTHY TENANTS WHO REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR WHEAT TO 9s PR. BUSHEL A.D. 1795 beneath a portcullis and between sprigs of laurel and oak (Conder p.294, 304; Atkins p.33, 35; D&H Gloucestershire 54); rev pair of scales 6½lb, BREAD FOR 1s APRIL 1796 + GOD BE PRAISED + around (Conder p.215, 37; Atkins p.367, 83; D&H Gloucestershire 55); obv pair of scales 6½lb, BREAD FOR 1s APRIL 1796 + GOD BE PRAISED + around, rev TO THE ILLUSTRIOUS DUKE OF BEAUFORT THE FRIEND OF MANKIND & HIS WORTHY TENANTS WHO REDUCED THE PRICE OF THEIR WHEAT TO 9s PR. BUSHEL A.D. 1795 beneath a portcullis and between sprigs of laurel and oak (Conder p.294, 304; Atkins p.33, 36; D&H Gloucestershire 57). D&H 57 with a few spots, otherwise good extremely fine, the others generally good extremely fine, all scarce. (7)

Estimate: £300-400
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