Charles I (1625-49), Shilling, a contemporary forgery from false dies, struck in fine silver, in the style of Group E, type 4.3, Tower, 4.52g, 1h, m.m. triangle (inverted), (m.m.)• carolvs.' d: g: ma [f (?)].' bri fr: e: hi: rex, small crude portrait left, large xii behind, rev. •(m.m.)• christo • avspice • regno, square-topped shield over cross moline (cf. Sharp F3; Brooker 1205, same dies; cf. N.2229; cf. S.2796), softly struck, otherwise lightly toned, a really good fine.
provenance
'A Group of 17th Century Counterfeits from a Deceased Estate', DNW 89, 29 September 2010, lot 2316 [part] (via S Mitchell, November 1988)
Estimate: £150 - £200