Dorset, 17th century Token, Lyme Regis, Town Farthing 1669 grassy ground below

grassy ground below

silver medal by Georg Hautsch

shamrocks and thistles

this example with the sun over eye obverse strike being perhaps even rarer as we can trace only one other slightly inferior example in private hands

Dorset, 17th century Token, Lyme Regis, Town Farthing 1669 grassy ground below17th Century Token, Dorset, Lyme Regis, Town issue, 1669, arms of Lyme Regis within beaded circle, same legend surrounding both sides, cinquefoil at top, *THE. ARMES. OF. LYME. RS, rev. L * R at centre, cinquefoil between letters, date below, beaded circle surrounding, weight 1. 68g (Boyne 55; BW 91 94). Toned a little uneven around rim, a bold to good fine.