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Lyceum Theatre London (Middlesex) copper Conder halfpenny token undated. Obverse: Mercury holding a caduceus standing on the back of a prancing horse: "THE . FIRST . EQUESTN . PERFORMANCE . IN . EUROPE", "LYCEUM STRAND LONDON". Reverse: A man balancing on his head on the point of a sword, itself balancing on a table: "SINGING DANCING TUMBLING SLACK WIRE &c.", "EVERY EVENING". Edge milled to right \\\\\\. Later addition to Dalton & Hamer therefore assumed to be at least: "RR - VERY RARE". Issued by the proprietors of The Lyceum Exhibition in the Strand at the West End of London. The building was built around 1765 and consisted of a large saloon with a skylight, surrounded by smaller rooms. The back was later converted into a theatre. In 1802 the first viewing of Madam Tussaud's waxworks figures was held there. After a rebuild in 1816, the theatre was destroyed by fire in 1830. Ex-R. Brown Jnr. Collection. Nice collectable condition, see photograph. D&H Middlesex No: 362j. Diameter 2mm. EF+. £50.00 e-mail David at d-stuart@d-stuart.demon.co.uk to order. www.abccoinsandtokens.com |