17th Century Token, Dorset, Lyme Regis, Town issue, 1669, arms of Lyme Regis within beaded circle, same legend surrounding both sides, cinquefoil at top, *THE. ARMES. OF. LYME. RS, rev. L * R at centre, cinquefoil between letters, date below, beaded circle surrounding, weight 1.68g (Boyne 55; BW 91-94). Toned a little uneven around rim, a bold to good fine.
We note there are three engravings of Lyme Regis tokens in the 1856 edition of George Robert's "Social History of the Southern Counties" p.203-204 which goes on to say that the Corporation of Lyme ordered a barrel of town Farthings in 1669, fourteen years after Amyell Hart has issued the first token of the town dated 1655, and went on to order a second barrel six months later. Both barrels cost £45/8/3d and that a profit of £8 had been accrued in the Mayor's accounts.