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Auction 22005 4 May 2022
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Charles I (1625-1649), Group D, Class IIa/IIb, Unite, 1635-1636, Tower [under King], unjewelled crowned bust left, value behind, rev. crowned oval garnished shield, dividing crowned cyphers, 9.36g, 10h (Schneider II, 153; North 2153; Spink 2692), with integral soldered suspension, lightly wiped and edges made round, otherwise a remarkably full and balanced example with only moderate traces of doubling to peripheries, struck details a bolder very fine, with a charming provenance.
Provenance
Henry Robert Whytehead (1849-1937), Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, from 1917
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Sold with an accompanying Basildon Bond envelope, stating: 'The Gold 20/- piece of Charles I was given to Canon Whytehead on his golden wedding by a member of the family. The copper medal was given to HRW by Dorothy A. Whytehead. The medal was struck after Chas. I execution.
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The execution medal also alluded to in the note is now sadly lost to the midsts of time, it is likely that it was the Memorial issue by J Roettier (Eimer 162).
Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00
Provenance
Henry Robert Whytehead (1849-1937), Canon of Salisbury Cathedral, from 1917
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Sold with an accompanying Basildon Bond envelope, stating: 'The Gold 20/- piece of Charles I was given to Canon Whytehead on his golden wedding by a member of the family. The copper medal was given to HRW by Dorothy A. Whytehead. The medal was struck after Chas. I execution.
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The execution medal also alluded to in the note is now sadly lost to the midsts of time, it is likely that it was the Memorial issue by J Roettier (Eimer 162).
Estimate: £800.00 - £1,200.00