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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 603

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Bristol, 'Declaration' Shilling, 1643, (i.m.) CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BR : FR : ET : HI : REX, crowned smaller bust left, XII behind, rev. : EXVRGAT • DEVS • DISSIPENTVR • INIMICI • RELIG : PRO : LEG : ANG : LIB : PARL • in three equal lines, 16[43] below, three large 'Bristol' plumes above, 5.44g [84.2grns], 2h, i.m. plume [on obv. only] (Morr. A-1; Brooker 991 same dies; North 2493; Spink 3011), some overt rim splits on a broad irregular flan, otherwise richly cabinet toned with only modest striking softness to date, a most thoroughly pleasing very fine / the reverse better in large parts, excessively rare

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £225



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£2,200

Starting price
£400