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Auction 16014 22 March 2016
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(x) Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford, Triple Unite, 27.09g, 1643, m.m. Oxford plume, carolvs: d:g: mag: brit: fran: et: hi: rex, improvised Shrewsbury crowned half-length bust of king left, in armour, holding sword and olive branch, plumes behind, rev. .exvrgat: devs: dissipentvr: inimici, declaration relig: prot leg: ang liber: par in three lines on continuous scroll, value and three plumes above, date below (B-J III/L2; Schneider 288 (plate 23); Brooker 834A (plate CXXVI); N.2382; S. 2725), a well struck obverse with a crisp and detailed portrait, good extremely fine, extremely rare, one of only three known examples, and an exceptionally rare example of a coin in a private collection with a Royal provenance.
Property of King Edward VII
Given by the King to Sir Maurice Holtzman, and at his sale, the piece was acquired by Vogel
Vogel collection sale, Adolf Hess Nachfolger, Germany, 1928, where acquired by Lt Col Taylor
Lt Col Taylor collection purchased by Spink 1936 and subsequently sold to V J E Ryan
V J E Ryan, Glendining, 28 June 1950, lot 516.
The cited in Ryan sale catalogue. At that time there was no other example known of this early bust with the 1643 date. The coin fetched £250, in contrast to the common types in the same condition at £80-100 in same sale.
Privately acquired by Dr Broughton, 1 July 2008
There are only four known Triple Unites with the obverse used for the 1642 coinage combined with a reverse dated 1643 (Schneider 288, 289). Of these, three have the L2 reverse, and one has the L3 reverse. This coin is one of three exceedingly rare examples with the L2 reverse. The other two known examples with the L2 reverse are the Schneider example, formerly in the Brooker collection (Schneider 288), and the example in the British Museum. The fourth coin dated 1643, with the L3 reverse, also resides in the Schneider collection (Schneider 289), and is unique.
The 2009 edition of the Standard Catalogue was the first to differentiate between the 1642 (S.2724) and 1643 dates (S.2725). Formerly both were designated S.2725. This is the type coin for the catalogue differentiation.
Estimate: £80,000.00 - £100,000.00
Property of King Edward VII
Given by the King to Sir Maurice Holtzman, and at his sale, the piece was acquired by Vogel
Vogel collection sale, Adolf Hess Nachfolger, Germany, 1928, where acquired by Lt Col Taylor
Lt Col Taylor collection purchased by Spink 1936 and subsequently sold to V J E Ryan
V J E Ryan, Glendining, 28 June 1950, lot 516.
The cited in Ryan sale catalogue. At that time there was no other example known of this early bust with the 1643 date. The coin fetched £250, in contrast to the common types in the same condition at £80-100 in same sale.
Privately acquired by Dr Broughton, 1 July 2008
There are only four known Triple Unites with the obverse used for the 1642 coinage combined with a reverse dated 1643 (Schneider 288, 289). Of these, three have the L2 reverse, and one has the L3 reverse. This coin is one of three exceedingly rare examples with the L2 reverse. The other two known examples with the L2 reverse are the Schneider example, formerly in the Brooker collection (Schneider 288), and the example in the British Museum. The fourth coin dated 1643, with the L3 reverse, also resides in the Schneider collection (Schneider 289), and is unique.
The 2009 edition of the Standard Catalogue was the first to differentiate between the 1642 (S.2724) and 1643 dates (S.2725). Formerly both were designated S.2725. This is the type coin for the catalogue differentiation.
Estimate: £80,000.00 - £100,000.00