Charles I (1625-49). Half-Pound, 1642, Civil War Issues, Oxford, Shrewsbury horseman, rev. Declaration, 'Oxford' plumes above, with bands, 59.52g, 4h (Morrieson A-2; Brooker 866-68 same dies; N.2404; S.2945), softness above date, and evidence of light smoothing in fields in antiquity, otherwise toned, good fine, the portrait better, scarce.
Estimate: £1,500 - £2,000