Yorkshire 45, Leeds. Paley's (Dalton & Hamer, page 325)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
45. O: A whole-length figure of Bishop Blaize, and a lamb. ARTIS NOSTRAE
CONDITOR. The Bishop is holding a wool-comb, which is farther from the S,
more under the R, and parallel with the legend. The small scroll at the
termination of the crozier also is a trifle smaller.
R: Shield of arms, crest an owl. LEEDS HALFPENNY 17 91. The owl's head is
a little nearer the A in legend, almost touching.
E: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF RICHARD PALEY.
No. 45, common.
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