STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Shilling (30mm, 5.83 g, 12h). Type 5. York mint; im: lion passant. Struck 1643-1644. (lion passant) · CAROLVS · D : G · MAG · BRIT · FRAN · ET · HI · REX · (lozenge and double lozenge stops), crowned and mantled bust left; lozenge over XII (denomination) to right / · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO (lion passant) · (lozenge stops), crowned coat-of-arms with EBOR at bottom. Brooker 1090 (same dies); North 2320; SCBC 2874. A few faint scratches under old cabinet toning. Good VF.
From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection. Ex Dix, Noonan, & Webb 88 (29 September 2010), lot 2122.