Green’s Dictionary of Slang

setter n.2

also setta
[Ital. sette, seven]
(orig. Ling. Fr./Polari)

1. the number seven.

[UK]P.H. Emerson Signor Lippo 54: Then he placed a large piece of boiled bacon and dish of greens before three road scavengers, and said, ‘I’ll take setta soldi from you gents’.
[UK]P. Baker Fabulosa 297/2: setter seven.
[UK]R. Milward Man-Eating Typewriter 4: In duey-chenta setta-daitcha-heksa junos (276 days, for those without the lingo).

2. sevenpence.

[UK]Hotten Dict. of Modern Sl. etc.
[UK]Sl. Dict.