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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (43mm, 29.76 g, 1h). Group II, second horseman, type 2a. Tower mint; im: harp. Struck 1632-1633. (harp) CAROLVS · D' · G' · MAG' · BRIT' · FRA' · ET · HIB' · REX · , Charles, armored, on horseback left, holding rein and raising sword; plume on horse's head / (harp) · CHRISTO ·:· AVSPICE ·:· REGNO ·:·, oval coat-of-arms over long cross fourchée; shield in ornate frame; C R above. Cooper, Silver 3 (dies XII/XVII); Brooker 250 (same dies); North 2193; SCBC 2755. Some very minor metal flaws. Richly toned. VF. The horseman well struck up. Rare with this obverse die
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Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXV.3 (March 1977), no. 2269.
The following lots comprise a fine offering of silver coins of Charles I. Of particular note is a superb and exceedingly rare pattern by Nicholas Briot and a run of issues from the provincial mints that struck for the king during the English Civil War. These coins range from the huge Pounds struck at Shrewsbury for presentation to officers in the royal army in the early days of the conflict to the siege Shillings of Pontefract, a town that continued to hold out for Royalist cause even after Charles was executed in January 1649. The Halfcrown of Two Shillings and Sixpence – the standard daily rate of pay for Cavalier - represents the majority of mints. Many of these Halfcrowns are very rare, sometimes known today from as few as five to ten specimens, and the examples offered here are generally of high grade. The respective pedigrees of these coins are a roll call of the most celebrated collections of this reign that have been formed over the past 150 years.
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Ex Spink Numismatic Circular LXXXV.3 (March 1977), no. 2269.
The following lots comprise a fine offering of silver coins of Charles I. Of particular note is a superb and exceedingly rare pattern by Nicholas Briot and a run of issues from the provincial mints that struck for the king during the English Civil War. These coins range from the huge Pounds struck at Shrewsbury for presentation to officers in the royal army in the early days of the conflict to the siege Shillings of Pontefract, a town that continued to hold out for Royalist cause even after Charles was executed in January 1649. The Halfcrown of Two Shillings and Sixpence – the standard daily rate of pay for Cavalier - represents the majority of mints. Many of these Halfcrowns are very rare, sometimes known today from as few as five to ten specimens, and the examples offered here are generally of high grade. The respective pedigrees of these coins are a roll call of the most celebrated collections of this reign that have been formed over the past 150 years.