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Auction 127 17-18 Sep 2024
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STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Pound (52mm, 118.33 g, 10h). Declaration in Cartouche type. Oxford mint; im: plume. Dies by T. Rawlins. Dated 1644. Charles on horseback left, holding sword and reins, trampling pile of arms below; Oxford plume to right / - EXVRGAT - DEVS - DISSIPENTVR - INIMICI -, RELIG : PROT/: LEG : ANG :/LIBER : PAR : in three lines within cartouche; above, large Oxford plume above -XX- (mark of value); below, 1644 above OX. Morrieson, Oxford, A-1; Brooker 865 (same dies); North 2402; SCBC 2943. Attractive cabinet toning, edge ding, slight doubling. VF. Extremely rare.
Ex V.J.E. Ryan (Part II, Glendining, 21 January 1952), lot 1228; E.H. Wheeler (Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 157 [February 1931]), no. EH172; C.A. Watters (Glendining, 21 May 1917), lot 403; E.W. Rashleigh (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 890; Stanesby Alchorne (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 11 May 1848), lot 108.
The celebrated Cartouche pound of 1644 is remarkable for its exquisite design, as well as its rarity. The obverse die was reworked from one used to strike earlier pounds. The king is depicted in higher relief, and his upper body and head have been brought forward. Furthermore, the arms and armor below the horse have been enhanced in certain areas. To complement this revitalized obverse, Rawlins chose to adopt an entirely new reverse design that displayed Charles' Declaration of Wellington in an ornate cartouche. The resulting coin is, in the words of the Reverend Arnold Mallinson, 'probably the finest thing in English coins, and stands unrivaled by similar pieces elsewhere.'
Ex V.J.E. Ryan (Part II, Glendining, 21 January 1952), lot 1228; E.H. Wheeler (Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 157 [February 1931]), no. EH172; C.A. Watters (Glendining, 21 May 1917), lot 403; E.W. Rashleigh (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 21 June 1909), lot 890; Stanesby Alchorne (S. Leigh Sotheby & Co., 11 May 1848), lot 108.
The celebrated Cartouche pound of 1644 is remarkable for its exquisite design, as well as its rarity. The obverse die was reworked from one used to strike earlier pounds. The king is depicted in higher relief, and his upper body and head have been brought forward. Furthermore, the arms and armor below the horse have been enhanced in certain areas. To complement this revitalized obverse, Rawlins chose to adopt an entirely new reverse design that displayed Charles' Declaration of Wellington in an ornate cartouche. The resulting coin is, in the words of the Reverend Arnold Mallinson, 'probably the finest thing in English coins, and stands unrivaled by similar pieces elsewhere.'