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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 335

Charles I (1625-49), Tower mint under the king, 'proof' or 'fine work' Halfcrown, 14.91g, type 2c, m.m. harp both sides, carolvs. d.' g.' mag.' bri.' fra.' et. hib.' rex, king, crowned and in armour, on horseback left, sword over right shoulder, horse caparisoned with plume on head and cross on housing, rev. .christo. avspice. regno.:, oval garnished shield dividing c-r (Brooker 311 same dies - 'a piece of fine work'; N.2207; S.2771), a beautifully struck example on a neat round flan, deeply toned with residual lustre in devices, good very fine for this, extremely rare, the only proof Halfcrown in the Tower series

provenance
V J E Ryan, Glendining, 22-24 January 1952, lot 1091, 'a proof in extremely fine state, and very rare', £62
Henry Clark, Sotheby, 23-26 May 1898, lot 220, £5.10/-
A B Richardson, Sotheby, 22-24 May 1895, lot 216, £9
S Rostron, Sotheby, 16-20 May 1892, lot 248, 'extremely fine and rare, struck as a proof,' £22


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