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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 368

Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Cornwall, Truro Crown, 1642-1643, under Sir Richard Vyvyan, (m.m.) : CAROLVS : D : G : MAG : BRI : FRA : ET : HI : REX, armoured King on horseback left, sash in bow behind, no ground line, rev. (m.m.) • CHRISTO .' AVSPICE .' REGNO, oval garnished shield, 29.055g, 2h, m.m. rose (Hawkins 479, Type 2; Besly C6; Brooker 1012 [Truro] same dies; North 2532; S.3055), a striking fissure at 11 o'clock and with some resultant peripheral striking softness, the central devices pleasantly bold with the minutiae of key devices surprisingly clear, approaching very fine

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £2.0.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2605, no. 43191) - "Hks. Type 2. King’s face nearly full. Mm. rose. No date. R. very fine" - £2.0.0



At the end of 1642, it was mooted by the government in London that a branch mint of the Tower should be set up in Exeter, the only time during the war that this was considered by the Parliamentarians, and in January it was ordered that moneyers should be sent to the city. Despite this and the fact that sufficient bullion was seemingly available, no coins were ever struck. The reason for this is not entirely clear. Exeter was then captured by the Royalist Army in September 1643 and Vyvyan's Mint at Truro quickly transferred there. Although a new Commission was not received until the following January, there is evidence that coinage was already being struck by the end of September.

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Sold for
£900

Starting price
£5