1656 CAMBRIDGE 17th C. Farthing Token - Peter Collins (Glove) - Williamson W.32

• Issuer: Peter Collins (Glover / Parliamentary Tax Commissioner)

• Locality: Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

• Date: 1656

• Catalog Reference: Williamson / Boyne Cambridgeshire 32 (W.32) | Norweb 377 | Dickinson 32

Design & Legends:

• Obverse: A hand holding a glove in the central field (no inner circle).

  • Legend: • PETER • COLLINS • IN

• Reverse: Dated 1656 in legend surrounding the central initials W M (a noted 17th-century die error/anomaly).

  • Legend: • CAMBRIDGE • 1656

Historical Note:

Peter Collins was a prominent Cambridge figure who served in the 1650s as a Parliamentary Commissioner appointed to collect monthly local taxes under the Commonwealth.