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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 367

Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Cornwall, Truro Crown, 1642-1643, under Sir Richard Vyvyan, (m.m.) CAROLVS : D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' FRA .' ET HI .' REX, armoured King on horseback left, no ground line, rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO .' AVSPICE .' REGNO, oval garnished shield, 29.486g, 2h, m.m. rose (Hawkins 478 ~ Type 1; Besly A1; Brooker 1008-1009 same dies; North 2531; S.3045), struck on a short irregular flan with some resultant peripheral striking softness, otherwise a sharply balanced and remarkably uniform coin, the King and horse unusually crisp and clear for type, good very fine, most desirable and rare thus

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £3.15.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2605, no. 43188) - "Hks. Type 1. Mm. rose. CAROLVS’.D’.G’.MAG’.BRIT’. FRA’. ET’.HI’.REX. The King (in profile) on horseback slowly riding to left, his scarf Rowing behind. Rev. CHRISTO &c. Oval garnished shield. Hks. 478. Neat work and unusually fine for this type. R. extremely fine" - £3.15.0

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Sold for
£5,500

Starting price
£5