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Auction 17011  28 March 2017
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Lot 1810

Starting price: 240 GBP
Price realized: 380 GBP
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Charles I (1625-49), Shilling, group B, Lightweight issue, 5.19g, m.m. cross calvary over lis, carolvs d g mag br fr et hi rex, crowned bust in ruff armour and mantle, rev. christo avspice regno, square-topped shield over long cross fourchée (N.2218; S.2784; Sharp B1/1; BNJ vol.14, pl.I/3 this coin), light scratches to both sides and weak in parts, otherwise nearly very fine, rareIn the Francis catalogue, this coin was noted as being the best example of the lightweight issue known to date.
Provenance: G R Francis, Glendining, 24-26 March 1920, lot 154
Estimate: £300.00 - £400.00
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