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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 560

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Charles I (1625-1649), (3) Group III, Type 3a², Halfcrown, 1638-1639, Tower (under King), (m.m.) CAROLVS o D .' G .' MA .' BR .' FR .' ET o HI .' REX third horseman King trotting left, sword upright, rev. (m.m.) o CHRISTO o AVSPICE o REGNO o oval garnished shield, 15.24g [235.2grns], 10h, m.m. anchor / anchor over tun [straight flukes to right] (Bull 320/23; Hawkins 3a²; Francis 3c; Brooker 345; North 2211; Spink 2775), on an irregular 'dumpy' flan of full weight, lightly toned, good fine / very fine; another, 14.91g [230.0grns], 2h, m.m. triangle (Bull 348b/23; Hawkins 3a²; Francis 3c; Brooker 348-351; North 2211; Spink 2775), on an irregular 'dumpy' flan of fuller weight, and light metal stressing, otherwise toned and peripherally lustrous with hints of bluish accentuation, a bolder fine; another, 15.14g [234.0grns], 10h, m.m. star [over triangle on obv. ?] (Bull -/- dies unlisted; Hawkins 3a²; Francis 3c; Brooker -; North 2211; Spink 2775), heavily doubled with resultant flatness, lightly toned and residually lustrous, struck details a bolder fine, evidently very rare as not represented in the Brooker collection nor the Bull corpus (3)

Provenance

Warwick & Warwick 645, 9 December 2009, lot 401 - £156

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£600

Starting price
£180