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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 376

Charles I (1625-1649), Copper Farthings (17), Richmond Types, 1625-1634, Type 2 (7), (i.m.) CARO : D : G : MAG : BRI, small crown atop sceptre saltire, rev. (i.m.) FRA : ET HIB : REX, crowned bird-headed harp with six strings, 0.505g, 6h, i.m. castle [on obverse only] (North 2277; S.3183), flan splits at 12 o'clock and hints of verdigris, otherwise very fine; also, colon stop after HIB, 0.407g, 6h, m.m. rose (North 2277; S.3183), corroded and flan split with heavy verdigris staining, struck details about very fine; another, reading BRIT and stop after REX, five strings to harp, 0.826g, 12h, m.m. pike-head (North 2277; S.3183), corroded with verdigris, struck details about very fine; and, as last, six strings, 0.335g, 12h, m.m. dagger [on obverse only] (North 2277; S.3183), corroded and verdigris spotted, struck details about very fine; another, reading BRI : six strings, 0.618g, 12h, m.m. fusil (North 2277; S.3183), crimped and creased, otherwise with chocolate patina, a bolder very fine; also, reading BRIT : with five strings, 0.754g, 12h, m.m. mascle (North 2277; S.3183), soil-found with a large flan split, struck details very fine or bolder; another, reading BRI, six strings to harp, 0.438g, 12h, m.m. woolpack (North 2277; S.3183), struck off-centre and verdigris stained, a bolder very fine; additionally, Maltravers Types, 1634-1636, Type 2, Tower (2), CAROLVS • D .' G .' MAG .' BRIT .' beaded inner circle, crown over sceptre saltire, rev. FRAN : ET • HIB : REX (i.m.), beaded inner circle, crowned scroll-top harp with five strings, 0.547g, 6h, m.m. rose (North 2281; S.3198), the obverse off-struck, with verdigris stains and large die breaks that curiously resemble crossed petronels, a bolder very fine; another, similar, six strings to bird-headed harp, 0.643g, 12h, m.m. bell (North 2281; S.3198), with handsome chocolate-brown patina, a pleasingly good very fine; additionally, Rose Farthings, 1635-1644 (8), Type 2, CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRI, wire line inner circle, single-arched crown both sides atop plain sceptre saltire, rev. FRAN • ET HIB REX (m.m.), wire line inner circle, crowned rose, 0.818g, 1h, m.m. crescent / mullet (North 2291; S.3205), patinated with minor corrosion, very fine or bolder; another, Type 5, (m.m.) CAROLV | • D : G • | MAG : BR, wire line inner circle, crown over plain sceptres, rev. FRA • ET HIB • REX • (m.m.), as before, 1.169g, 1h, m.m. mullet (North 2293 [Type 3]; S.3207), the obverse off-struck and lightly porous flan slightly split, otherwise struck details very fine; another, similar to last, but ornamented sceptres, 0.913g, 1h, m.m. mullet (North 2292 [Type 3]; S.3207), flan split at reverse 1 o'clock, otherwise broad-struck and neatly patinated, a bold very fine, scarce; others, Type 4b (2), with shortened legends, reading CAROLV and FRA .' ET • HIB .' REX, design as first of class, 0.962g, 12h, m.m. crescent (North 2291; S.3206), rubbed and lightly porous, very fine, the brass wedge obvious; another, reading FRAN : ET HIB : REX, 0.738g, 12h, m.m. crescent (North 2291; S.3206), light green soil patina, otherwise almost very fine; and, CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRI, double-arched crown, rev. single-arched crown, no inner circle, 0.763g, 12h, m.m. mullet [both sides] (North 2291; S.3203), soil patinated with light corrosion and flan chipping, struck details otherwise very fine; and, CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRI, double-arched crown, rev. single-arched crown, 0.830g, 12h, m.m. mullet/crescent (North 2291; S.3203), brass wedge apparent, with light verdigris on otherwise pleasant brown patina surfaces, very fine; lastly, Charles I (1625-1649), Rose Farthing, CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRI, single-arched crown both sides, 0.797g, 12h, m.m. crescent (North 2291; S.3205), light porosity, otherwise struck details very fine; an important and pedigreed academic grouping of Britain's first 'bimetallic' coinage (17)

Provenance

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

i) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.2.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68110) - "Mm. Castle, Slightly broken on the edge, rare, very fine" - £0.2.6



ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.1.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68120) - "Mm. Rose, fine" - £0.1.6



iii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.3.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68114) - "Mm. Cross, but reading BRIT, rare, very fine" - £0.3.6



iv) Acquired privately, by April 1913



v) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.3.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68119) - "Mm. Mascle, extremely fine" - £0.3.6



vi) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68118) - "Mm. lozenge, very fine" - £0.2.0



vii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.3.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68124) - "Mm. woolpack, very fine" - £0.3.6



viii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.3.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68131) - "Mm. both sides, a Rose, very fine" - £0.3.6



ix) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68128) - "Mm. Bell, Leg. CAROLVS D : G : MAG : BRIT. Rev. Mm. Bell, leg. FRAN : ET HIB : REX (Mont. 3), very fine" - £0.2.0



x) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.5.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68146) - "Mm. Obv. Crescent, Rev. Mullet, single-arched crown both sides, very fine" - £0.5.6



xi) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.5.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68136) - "CAROLV . D . G . MAG . BR . A single arched crown above two sceptres horizontally in saltire, Rev. FRA ET HIB REX. A rose crowned, Mm. mullet both sides (Mont. 4), R. very fine" - £0.5.6



xii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.7.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68137) - "Ornamented sceptres, R. very fine" - £0.7.6



xiii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.2.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68138) - "Similar to the last, but the sceptres are in saltire behind the crown (Mont. 5) Obv. MA : BRI Rev. FRA : ET : HI : Mm. crescent, F.D.C." - £0.2.0



xiv) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.3.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68140) - "Same Mm. Rev. FRAN : ET HIB, very fine" - £0.3.6



xv) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.4.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68144) - "Mm. mullet both sides, Rev. The crown is single-arched, very fine" - £0.4.6



xvi) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.4.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68145) - "Mm. Obv. Mullet, Rev. Crescent, single-arched crown, very fine" - £0.4.6



xvii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 December 1900 - £0.2.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, December 1900 (P.4391, no. 68148) - "Mm. Crescent both sides, Single-arched crowns, very fine" - £0.2.6

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Sold for
£350

Starting price
£5