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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 297

Charles I (1625-1649), Group D, Type 3.1, 'Finework' Shilling, 21 June 1632 - 11 July 1633, Tower (under King), • CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRI .' FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX • (m.m.), fourth crowned and armoured bust left, wearing falling lace collar, XII behind, rev. (m.m.) CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO no stops in legend, oval-garnished shield, dividing C-R across field, 5.889g, 4h, m.m. harp (Hawkins 514, Type 3; J F Neck = Webb II, 443 = Sotheby, 26 May 1902, 65 = B W Harris 295 = Ryan 1119 = Brooker 471 same dies; Sharp D1/1; North 2223; S.2789), minor surface marks in otherwise lustrous original fields, with a charming olive grey-green cabinet tone, a bolder very fine, very rare, and variously described as a 'Trial Proof Shilling' by our numismatic forebears; a remarkable piece of Carolean numismatic engineering and artistry

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 3 February 1900 - £1.10.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1900 (P.3837, no. 60170) - "Mm. Harp, 1632. Bust in falling lace collar, rev. oval shield between C-R. Extremely fine, and circular as if struck in a collar, rare, extremely fine" - £1.10.0


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