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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 44

Charles I, Shilling, 5.85g., Tower mint, group A, type 1, m.m. lis, first bust, bust 1, king wearing ruff and coronation robes, with double arched crown, both arches jewelled, xii behind, carolvs d g mag brit fra et hib rex, rev. long cross fourchée over square shield (Sharp A1/1; N.2216; S.2776), an exceptional piece with an attractive portrait, crisply struck on a full round flan, extremely fine, extremely rare as a first bust shilling in this condition Estimate £1,250-1,500

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