STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (35mm, 14.43 g, 4h). Truro mint. Struck 1642-1643. [(rose) C]AROLVS · D · G · MA · BRI · FRA · ET · HI · REX, Charles on horseback left, holding sword and reins / (rose) : CHRISTO ·:· AVS[PIC]E ·:· REGNO :, coat-of-arms; C R above. Besly C3.2 (this coin?); Bull 653/3 (this coin cited p. 454?); Brooker 1020 (same dies); North 2540; SCBC 3049. Areas of weak strike as usual for this difficult type. Otherwise much as struck and attractively toned. Near EF. Extremely rare.
From the Arthur M. Fitts III Collection, purchased from Classical Numismatic Group, September 2015.