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Auction 109  9 Mar 2023
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Lot 169

Starting price: 6500 GBP
Price realized: 7500 GBP
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Charles I (1625?49), 'Fine work' Unite of twenty shillings, Tower mint, initial mark plume (1630?31), Group C, class IIa, bust 3a, wire line inner circle within beaded circle both sides, crowned draped bust left, wearing ruff, value XX behind, legend surrounds CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX. Rev, crowned oval quartered coat of arms, pellets in field, crowned, C?R flanking either side, six strings to Irish harp, reads FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, raised die flaw after legend before plume, 8.95g(S.2690; N.2150; cf. SCBI 33 [Brooker], 68; cf. Schneider 137; cf. Slaney Part II, lot 302). Particularly well struck, set out on a fully symmetrical and round flan with an almost matt gold tone, legend lettering precise, portrait and bust with an impressive level of detail, some distortion in the lower shoulder straps. Rev, well struck, little softness in part of the Irish harp. Near extremely fine, pleasing.
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