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Auction: 21004 - The Sir Rodney Sweetnam KCVO CBE Collection of English Gold Coins and Other Properties - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 31

Charles I (1625-1649), Royal Touchpiece Angel of 10-Shillings, 1628-1629, Tower (under King), : (m.m.) : CAROLVS · D: G: MAG: BRI: FR: ET · HI: REX (m.m.), St Michael vanquishing Dragon, small X in right field, rev. AMOR · POPVLI · PRÆSIDIVM · REGIS (m.m.), three-masted ship with Royal Arms on main sail, 3.93g, 12h, m.m. anchor [and castle over head on obv.] / anchor [over castle on reverse] (Spink 2683A; N.2144; Schneider [1960] dies 0-4a/R-5, pl. XV, no. 8, cf. SCBI Schneider II, nos 107-108; Brooker -), a small striking split at 4 o'clock, otherwise on a full round flan, good fine, and extremely rare, being unknown to Montagu or Brooker and unparalleled beyond the British Museum cabinet example, once touched by Royal hands to cure the 'King's sickness'

provenance
Spink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1687
BSJ 9, 21 September 2017, lot 1193
'The New York Sale XL', 11 January 2017, lot 1370
Baldwin 101, 28 September 2016, lot 3212

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Sold for
£2,700

Starting price
£750