Coins and tokens in London speak of rich history in Ireland

Des O'Sullivan previews the online sales unfolding this month

A 1796 silver theatre token by Mossop with the robed figures of Tragedy, Comedy and Lyric at Dix Noonan Webb.

THIS 1796 silver token, a ticket medal to the Private Theatre at Fishamble Street in Dublin, comes up at an online sale at Dix Noonan Webb in London on August 27. 

In the name of L. Taylor, it was made by William Mossop, considered to be the founder of metallic art in Ireland, and speaks to the history of theatre in Ireland, and the occasional resultant splits.