Owner Comments:
Hampshire Southampton DH #89
Obverse: Helmeted bust to right SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMPTON
Reverse: The shield of arms for Hampshire 1791 PROMISSORY HALFPENNY
Edge: PAYABLE AT THE OFFICE OF W. TAYLOR R. V. MOODY & CO.
Diesinker: Rambert Dumarest
Manufacturer: Matthew Boulton
Issuer: Walter Taylor and Richard Vernon Moody
Weight: 11.43g
Rarity: Common
Walter Taylor was a ship’s carpenter and block-maker, his company is credited with inventing the circular saw. Richard Moody was a banker.
Sir Bevois was the hero of medieval tales of adventure and romance. His tales exist in Anglo-Saxon, Norman, French, Dutch, and other medieval languages in verse and prose.
Atkins: Hampshire 58
Baldwin’s Sale #117, 7 October 2024