Provincial Tokens
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH 2
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
G.BRIT - GLOUCESTERSHIRE |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1797 G.BRIT D&h-2 GLOUCESTERSHIRE E: PLAIN Gloucestershire DH 2 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 BN |
| Owner: |
farthing |
Owner Comments:
Gloucestershire Gloucester DH #2
Obverse: East view of a church and adjoining building ST. MARY DE CRYPT CHURCH Ex: AND SCHOOL in two lines
Reverse: The Arms of the Borough of Gloucester surmounted by a Cap of Maintenance with CITY TOKEN at the sides of the shield and P. KEMPSON FECIT alongside
Edge: Plain
Diesinker: Thomas Wyon
Manufacturer: Peter Kempson
Rarity: Scarce
St. Mary de Crypt was first recorded in 1140 and is a cruciform Gothic church with a central tower. The adjoining building is the Free Grammar School of St. Mary de Crypt. St. Mary de Crypt is located on the east side of Southgate Street.
One of the Gloucester building tokens made for collectors by Peter Kempson.
Atkins: Gloucestershire 3
Stacks Bowers Sale, 23 October 2019