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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 269

Charles I (1625-1649), Group IV, Type 4, Crown, 1645, Tower (under Parliament), (m.m.) • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET HIB .' REX • fourth fore-shortened horseman left, sword upright, sash flying behind, no ground line, rev. •:• (m.m.)•:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, oval garnished shield, bird-headed harp, 30.605g, 10h, m.m. eye (Hawkins 4; Francis 39a; FRC XXIII/XXXIV [Sale, lot 93]; Brooker 271; Barr 197; North 2198; S.2761), a beautifully balanced example, perfectly cabinet toned and uniform for strike, a really pleasing and wholesome good very fine, truly scarce in this presentable state

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £6.15.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2604, no. 43176) - "Type 4. Mm. eye. Small horse, somewhat foreshortened. MAG’. BRI’. FRA’.ET HIB’. Rev. Oval garnished shield. Rud. XVII, 4. A beautiful coin, unusually round. R. extremely fine" - £6.15.0


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Sold for
£4,000

Starting price
£5