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Auction: 23005 - The "Haddenham" Collection of English Coins
Lot: 615

The 'Haddenham' Collection of English Coins | Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Cornwall and Devon, Truro or Exeter, Halfcrown, 1644, (m.m.) CAROLVS • D • G • MA • B[R •] FR • ET • H[I •] REX, horseman King trotting left, sword upright, sash flying, with twisted tail, rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO • oval garnished shield, 14.01g [216.2grns], 10h, m.m. rose (Brooker 1051 same dies; Besly N-32; Bull 665/32; North 2568; Spink 3076), two striking splits and usual peripheral softness, otherwise lightly toned and lustrous, a really good fine / a bolder very fine, scarce

Provenance

T Mathews, by private treaty, 1984 - £290

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Sold for
£1,200

Starting price
£250