Charles I, Bristol mint, halfcrown, 1643, m.m. acorn /Br, horseman wearing curious flat crown, without groundline, rev., Declaration in two lines, three plumes above, 1643 below, 14.73g (Morr. C-10; JGB 974 (this coin); N. 2488; S. 3006), weak in parts but otherwise almost as struck, toned with underlying lustre, almost extremely fine, with a sharp figure of the king, very rare thus. Ex G. R. Francis, Glendining, 24 March 1920, lot 212, V. J. E. Ryan, Glendining, 21 January 1952, lot 1149, W. E. Ashley, collection purchased by Spink, 1969, J. G. Brooker, SCBI 33, no. 974 and Patrick Finn.
(1500-2000 GBP)