Provincial Tokens
Warwickshire Kempson's Birmingham DH 170
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - WARWICKSHIRE |
| Item Description: |
1/2P 1790 G.BRIT D&h-170 WARWICKSHIRE - KEMPSON'S E: PLAIN, WM Warwickshire DH 170 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 63 |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Set Details
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Owner Comments:
Warwickshire Birmingham DH #170
Obverse: A view of the front of a church, NEW JERUSALEM TEMPLE ERECTED Ex: 1790
Reverse: The Arms of the town of Birmingham with BIRMINGHAM ARMS above and I. OTTLEY MEDALLIST below
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon & John Ottley
Manufacturer: John Ottley
Rarity: Rare
The Temple was built around 1790 by the followers of Emanuel Swendenborg, founder of the sect called the New Jerusalem Church.
John Ottley was a medalist working in the first half of the 19th century. He struck a series of tokens using the obverse dies from Peter Kempson, engraving a new reverse, replacing Kempson's name with his own. One of 26 Ottley tokens featuring Birmingham buildings.
Struck in White Metal.
Atkins: Warwickshire 139
Bt. John Newman