Owner Comments:
Lanarkshire Glasgow DH #2
Obverse: The Arms of Glasgow LET GLASGOW FLOURISH.
Reverse: The personification of a River God resting on the bank of a river holding an oar with the arms of St. Andrew with his left hand and with his right arm an urn labeled CLYDE from which water flows, NUNQUAM ARESCERE above. Ex: MDCCXCI and the initials R.D. below.
Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF GILBERT SHEARER & CO:
Diesinker: Rambert Dumerest
Manufacturer: Matthew Boulton
Issuer: Gilbert Shearer
Rarity: Common
Gilbert Shearer owned a clothing shop at No. 47 Trongate, Glasgow. His shop was a noted gathering place for locals where they would swap gossip. The tokens were ordered from Matthew Boulton in the summer of 1791 and they were delivered by Boulton in two batches in October and December of that same year. The bronzed proofs would have been made as initial strikes for Shearer & Co to approve and also later for Gilbert to have as presentation pieces.
Atkins: Lancashire 2
Heritage Sale, 13 November 2023