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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 349

Charles I (1625-49), Carlisle besieged (October 1644 - June 1645), Three-Shillings, 15.45g, 1645, large crown over c:r dividing rosettes (anemone) and .iii.s below, rev. .:obs:. .:carl:. 1645 in three lines with rosette (anemone) above and below (Nelson 1; N.2633; S.3137), edge split at 9 o'clock, otherwise unusually well struck for this coin, deeply toned, good very fine, extremely rare

provenance
R C Lockett, part IV (English part II), Glendining, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2565, £155
H W Thorburn, Sotheby, 27-29 November 1918, lot 258, £17
H Montagu, third portion, Sotheby, 13-19 November 1896, lot 633, £8
W Brice, collection purchased by H Montagu in1887
J B Bergne, Sotheby, 20 May 1873, lot 781, 'fine and extra rare', £6.15/-

In the Lockett catalogue this piece is described as 'very fine and well struck for this extremely rare coin'. In the Spink library copy 'very fine' is crossed out and 'extremely fine for this' is written in its place.


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Sold for
£47,000