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Auction: 22004 - The Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck and Simon English Esq. Collections of English Hammered and Milled Coins
Lot: 186

The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq. | James I (1603-1625), Third Coinage, Laurel, 1619-1620, Tower, (m.m.) • IACOBVS : D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET : HI : REX •, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, XX behind, rev. FACIAM | EOS IN | GENTEM | VNAM, long cross fleury over crowned square-topped Royal shield, 9.00g [138.8grns], 12h, m.m. spur rowel (Lingford 1060 = Schneider II, 82 same dies; North 2111; Spink 2637), phenomenal reddish-blue cabinet toning on a pleasingly neat flan, a striking example of the seldom encountered 'first bust' issue, good very fine or better but for wisps of striking softness to peripheries and a minor metal flaw in French shield, very rare

Provenance
The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq.
SNC, September 1987, no. 5054 - £1,500 [acquired, June 1989]
SNC, February 1987, no. 137 [plate no. 136] - an extremely fine and toned specimen with excellent portrait, this condition EF-FDC - £1,650
Ivan F Round, Spink 50, 6-7 March 1986, lot 543 [Reserved at £2,000]
Baldwin, 1958

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Sold for
£13,000

Starting price
£2000