Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 1 25 Sep 2018
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Charles I (1625-49), gold Unite of twenty shillings, Tower Mint under Parliament, group G, seventh crowned bust left with lace collar, value XX in field behind, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, initial mark sceptre (1646-48), .CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRI; FRA; ET. HIB; REX., rev. crowned quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, Latin legend and beaded border surrounding, terminal mark sceptre, FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA., weight 9.13g (Brooker 126 this coin; Schneider 172; N.2157; S.2696). Weakly struck on obverse with light die striations evident, a bold very fine, would seem to be the finest available, a superb example for the issue and extremely rare, less than five available to collectors.
Provenance:
Ex Major P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton, collection sold to Spink and son c.1922.
Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English collection part 2, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2204.
Ex John G. Brooker Collection, S.C.B.I. volume 33, no. 126, sold privately to Spink and Son Ltd from 1978.
Ex Spink Coin Auction 206, 2nd December 2010, lot 942.
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2014, item BH092.
The last coinage of the reign of Charles I has an output of 22 carat crown gold denominations under the mint mark sceptre; and though a smaller mintage when compared across the whole reign, the issue was still sizeable at circa £98,000 worth. The scant few survivors we have today is perhaps understandable as the Commonwealth took over in 1649, and no doubt called in much of the most recent money to re-coin.
Provenance:
Ex Major P. W. P. Carlyon-Britton, collection sold to Spink and son c.1922.
Ex Richard Cyril Lockett, English collection part 2, Glendining, 11th-17th October 1956, lot 2204.
Ex John G. Brooker Collection, S.C.B.I. volume 33, no. 126, sold privately to Spink and Son Ltd from 1978.
Ex Spink Coin Auction 206, 2nd December 2010, lot 942.
Ex A. H. Baldwin, Fixed Price List, Winter 2014, item BH092.
The last coinage of the reign of Charles I has an output of 22 carat crown gold denominations under the mint mark sceptre; and though a smaller mintage when compared across the whole reign, the issue was still sizeable at circa £98,000 worth. The scant few survivors we have today is perhaps understandable as the Commonwealth took over in 1649, and no doubt called in much of the most recent money to re-coin.