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Auction: 4002 - The Marshall Collection of British & World Coins
Lot: 123

Charles I, Nicholas Briot's coinage, Halfcrown, 14.94g., first milled issue, m.m. daisy and B/B, king on horseback pacing left, holding sword upright, ground below, reads fran et hib, rev., crowned oval garnished shield, with crowned c r at sides (JGB 715 (same dies); N.2299; S.2853), very light surface flecks by rump of horse, an attractive grey tone with hints of blue lustre, almost extremely fine, rare Estimate £ 1,250-1,500 provenance: P W P Carlyon-Britton, Sotheby, 1 November 1900 F G Hilton Price, Sotheby, 7 April 1910, lot 36 Spink Numismatic Circular, June 1942, no.14875 £6-15-0

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