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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 268

Charles I (1625-1649), Group IV, Type 4, Crown, 15 July 1644 - 12 May 1645, Tower (under Parliament), (R) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX • fourth fore-shortened horseman left, sword upright, sash flying behind, no ground line, rev. •:• (R) •:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, oval garnished shield, plain harp, 30.456g, 11h, m.m. (R) over (P) [both sides] (Hawkins 476; FRC XXI*/XXIX*; Lockett 2270 = Stewartby 1799 same dies; Hesselgesser 398 same dies; North 2198; S.2761), heavier metal stressing on obverse and striking fissures to planchet, otherwise lightly cabinet toned with hints of residual lustre, a bolder fine to almost very fine, an extremely rare pyx-mark

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £2.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2604, no. 43179) - "Similar type. Mm. (R). Hks. 476. Also a rare mint-mark. R. fine" - £2.2.0


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