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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 515

Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Oxford, 'Declaration' Crown, 1642, • CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRIT • FRAN • ET • HIBER • REX, armoured King on 'Shrewsbury' horse left, large plume behind, rev. EXVRGAT : DEVS : DISSIPENTVR : INIMICI : RELIG : PROT : LEG ANG : LIBER : PAR in two lines, three even 'Oxford' plumes and value above, date below, 30.04g [463.6grns], 1h, no m.m. (Morrieson Pl. II, nos. 13-14, [and Sale, lot 450 same dies]; Cumberland Clark 100 same dies; Paget 98 same dies; Lingford 168 same dies; Brooker 806/- ; North 2405; Spink 2946), struck on a defective planchet with resultant scarring to Declaration, a further trace of doubling to obverse legend, otherwise a most handsomely toned and remarkably well balanced example for this immensely desirable Provincial Civil War striking, the key devices considerably above average for type, a most pleasing and wholesome very fine bordering on extremely fine in parts, rare especially in this grade

Provenance

'A Choice Collection of Crowns', Glendining, 22 June 1948, lot 39 - extremely fine - £18.10.0 [Spink for 'White Rose' on 5% Commission, with collector's ticket, priced: MA/N/-]

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Sold for
£5,800

Starting price
£3500