Roma Numismatics Ltd
Auction XIX 26-27 Mar 2020
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Great Britain, Charles I (1625-1649) AR Crown. Exeter, 1644. (rose) : CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : : BRI : FRA : ET : HI : REX, king on horseback left, holding reins and sword, sash tied in bow / CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, garnished coat of arms; date divided by rose (mintmark) above. SCBC 3057; N. 2556. 27.03g, 46mm, 5h.
Good Very Fine; excellent for the type, beautiful old cabinet tone.
Acquired from Stanley Gibbons (Guernsey) Limited, prior to 2017 (£3,500).
Shortly following the start of the civil war in 1642, the Tower (London) fell under the control of Parliament and thus, Charles was forced to open mints in the Royalist held areas. In 1643, Exeter surrendered to Prince Maurice following a siege and a mint was set up there. The surviving output of the mint suggests coins were often hurriedly and poorly struck. Coins continued to be minted at Exeter until Parliamentarian forces took the city in 1646.
Good Very Fine; excellent for the type, beautiful old cabinet tone.
Acquired from Stanley Gibbons (Guernsey) Limited, prior to 2017 (£3,500).
Shortly following the start of the civil war in 1642, the Tower (London) fell under the control of Parliament and thus, Charles was forced to open mints in the Royalist held areas. In 1643, Exeter surrendered to Prince Maurice following a siege and a mint was set up there. The surviving output of the mint suggests coins were often hurriedly and poorly struck. Coins continued to be minted at Exeter until Parliamentarian forces took the city in 1646.