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Auction: 26005 - British and World Coins and Medals: The Martin J Waldron Collection of English Coins
Lot: 503

Charles I (1625-1649), Gold Crown or Quarter-Unite, 1646-1648, Group D, Class II, Tower (under Parliament), (m.m.) • CAROLVS • D . G . MAG : BRI • FRA : ET • HIB : REX •, bust 6 left, wearing plain crown, V behind, rev. (m.m.) • | CVLTORES • SVI • DEVS • PROTEGIT •, crowned oval shield with crowned C-R at sides 2.32g [35.80grns], 10h, m.m. sceptre (Brooker 226 same obverse die; Schneider II, 263; North 2187; S.2716A [2717A]), splendid cabinet toning with honey-coloured recesses, a spot of striking softness but well preserved with crisp legends and die striations in fields, strictly very fine, but very rare with this mintmark

Provenance

R A Mosley, Glendining, 30 April 1999, lot 656 [with lot envelope]

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Estimate
£500 to £800

Starting price
£400