Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 509
Charles I (1625-1649), Group A, Double-Crown, 7 July 1625 - 29 June 1626, Tower (under King), (m.m) · CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET HI · REX, crowned 'Coronation' bust 1a, value behind, rev. (m.m) CVLTORES SVI DEVS PROTEGIT, no stops, crowned and garnished square-topped shield, bird-headed harp with six strings, 4.51g [69.6grns], 5h, m.m. lys (Schneider II, 174; Brooker 127-129; North 2159; Spink 2698), struck on a short flan with a small scuff to reverse left field, otherwise beautifully uniform and superbly struck up on key devices further accentuated by residual flare in recesses of reverse, almost extremely fine, seldom seen so fine
Provenance
Lord Stewartby, Part III, Spink 239, 26 September 2016, lot 1027
Baldwin, by private treaty, 17 September 2003
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Sold for
£2,500
Starting price
£2800