Watch List notes:

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (33mm, 15.05 g, 6h). Group IV, type 4. Tower (London) mint; im: star. Struck 1640-1641. CAROLVS · D’ · G’ · MAG’ · BRI’ · FRA’ · ET · HIB’ · REX, Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword / · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, garnished oval coat-of-arms. Cf. Brooker 365-9 (for type); North 2214; SCBC 2779. VF, toned, typical areas of striking weakness.


From the Ian Gordon Collection (purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, 2006). Ex Davisson’s 10 (30 April 1998), lot 216.