½ Penny Lincolnshire - Sleaford / John of Gaunt. Rare

Obverse Bust of John of Gaunt in ducal coronet facing left, legend around Script: Latin Lettering: IOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER Engraver: Dixon Reverse Shield of the Duke of Bridgewater (Argent, a lion rampant gules, between three pheons sable) surmounted by a ducal coronet, legend around Script: Latin Lettering: SUCCESS TO NAVIGATION SIC DONEC Translation: Thus until Engraver: Dixon Edge Inscribed NOTE: varieties exist Script: Latin Lettering: PAYABLE BY THOMAS BALL SEAFORD .+.+.+.+. Comments John of Gaunt, the fourth son of Edward III, was born at Ghent (Gaunt) around 1340 and was later made the Duke of Lancaster and was also the Earl of Lincoln. His son by his first wife, Blanche, later became Henry V. This curious token was constructed by Lutwyche for Thomas Ball, a grocer and ironmonger of Sleaford, Lincolnshire. He used John of Gaunt's head from Worswick's Lancaster token on one side and the Duke of Bridgewater's arms from Fielding's token on the other so like many Conder tokens of the time, it is effectively a mule and with only three cwts originally struck, it is quite scarce. Coin pictured is the coin you will receive. Coin supplied in a coin flip.#coincollector#oldgbcoins