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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 270

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 foreshortened horseman left, sword upright, no ground line, rev. •:• (m.m.) •:• CHRISTO • AVSPICE • REGNO, oval garnished shield, plain harp, 29.995g [462.89grns], 9h, m.m. sun (Hawkins 4; Francis 42; FRC XXIV/XXXVIII [Sale, lot 97]; Brooker 274, same dies; Barr 199; North 2198; S.2761), softer strike to horse and deft metal stressing to an otherwise neat round coin, handsomely cabinet toned, a pleasing very fine, the peripheries bolder, a delightfully balanced coin

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £5.0.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2604, no. 43180) - "Similar type. Mm. sun. A large, round and very choice specimen. Very desirable thus, being in almost perfect preservation, A bargain, RR. extremely fine" - £5.0.0


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Sold for
£2,400

Starting price
£5