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Auction: 25021 - The Simpson Collection of Hiberno-Norse and Irish Coinage
Lot: 363

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrowns, Tower (5), under King (3), Group II, Type 2c, 1632-1633, (m.m.) CAROLVS · D .' G .' [MA .' BR .'] FR .' ET · HIB .' REX, second horseman left, rev. (m.m.) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO · oval draped shield, dividing C-R at sides, 9h, m.m. portcullis (Brooker 316-317; North 2207; S.2771), on an irregular planchet with areas of striking softness to peripheries, otherwise lightly toned, a bolder fine; also Group III, Type 3a1, 1636-1638, third horseman, no ground-line, rev. oval-garnished shield, 7h, m.m. tun (Brooker 334-337; North 2209; S.2773), lightly toned and lustrous, approaching very fine; another, Type 3a2, 1639-1640, third horseman, rough ground under horse, rev. as last, 1h, m.m. triangle (Brooker 352; North 2212; S.2776), waterworn and with spots of verdigris, otherwise lustrous, with historic field tone to reverse, fair; additionally, under Parliament (2), Group III, Class 3a3, Halfcrown, 1645-1646, cruder third horseman, 2h, m.m sun (Brooker 362-363; North 2213; S.2778), rubbed, doubled and with die-capping, otherwise lightly toned, fair to fine; lastly, Group IV, Type 4, 1640-1641, fourth horseman, foreshortened horse, rev. oval draped shield, 12h, m.m. triangle-in-circle (Brooker 371-376; North 2214; S.2779), on an irregular and scored planchet, fair (5)

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The John Noel Simpson Collection of English, Irish and Hiberno-Norse Coins


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