Davissons Ltd.
Auction 39 1 Apr 2020
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Middlesex 235. Anti-Slavery. Gilt penny token/medal. 11.38 gm. 34 mm. Probably struck for The Society for the Suppression of the African Slave Trade founded in London in 1787 (BHM note). 1787. A slave in chains kneeling, facing right, hands held up in supplication; AM I NOT A MAN AND A BROTHER around the upper half in small letters / WHATSOEVER YE WOULD THAT MEN SHOULD DO TO YOU, DO YE EVEN SO TO THEM in six lines. BHM 269; the gilt variety is listed as RR. Good Extremely Fine. Rare.