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Auction: 22027 - The "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins
Lot: 46

The Remarkable "Ellerby Area" Hoard of English Gold Coins (1610-1727) | Charles I (1625-1649), Group B, Class I, Unite, 29 June 1626 - 27 April 1627, Tower (under King), by Edward Greene after Abraham Vanderdoort, (m.m.) CAROLVS .' D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRA .' ET HI .' REX • third-crowned bust 2 left, the so-called "sheep-faced" type, wearing ruff, XX behind, rev. • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA • (m.m. to left) • first-crowned square-topped shield 3 in light-garnished mantle, double bird-headed harp E with six strings, 8.76g [135.0grns], 10h, m.m. cross calvary [10] (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/45 this coin; Brooker - [cf. 30-31]; Schneider II, 120; North 2148; Spink 2687), square-nail punch at 10 o'clock, and a trace of doubling, otherwise lightly toned and residually lustrous on a full round flan, fine / approaching very fine, a rare variety, with NGC 'Ellerby' Certification (#6380983-045)

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