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Shoe Lane, Benjohnson Head 1672 penny

£48.00

Obv: (rosette).BENIOHNSON.HEAD.IN , around beaded inner circle, 1672 in script with (rosette)(rosette)(rosette) above and below.
Rev: (rosette)IN.SHOOE.LANE.1672 , around beaded inner circle, bust facing.
Ex J. L. Wetton; ex R. H. Thompson.
M Dickinson 2808. Dies as Norweb 761.

Thought to be a penny due to its 24.5 mm diameter.

Issuer likely to be William Johnson, cf. Williamson/ M Dickinson, London 2795.

In 1672 a proclamation was issued by the King making current the new regal farthings and halfpence and forbidding the use and issue of tokens.

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