Great Britain, Charles I (1625-1649) AR 1/2 Crown. Tower (London) mint, Nicholas Briot's second milled issue, 1638-1639. CAROLVS • D : G • MAGN • BRITANN • F, king on horseback left, holding reins and sword; anchor B (mintmark) above / CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO •, crowned and garnished coat of arms; crowned C-R over pellets across fields, anchor and B (mint mark) above. SCBC 2858; N. 2304; Brooker 724. 14.99g, 35mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine; small flan flaw, faint correction marks, beautiful old cabinet tone.
Acquired from Stanley Gibbons (Guernsey) Limited, prior to 2017 (£2,000);
Ex Studio Coins, November 1987.