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Auction: 4026 - Ancient, English and Foreign Coins and Commemorative Medals
Lot: 242

Charles I, Triple-unite, 26.94g., Oxford, 1644, small module, well proportioned half-length bust of king left, crown breaking inner circle, holding sword and olive branch, Oxford plume behind, rev., declaration relig:prot :leg:ang: liber par: in three lines on a continuous scroll, value and three plumelets above, 1644 oxon below, m.m. plumelet on obverse only (B-J dies VII/S11; Schneider 303 (same dies); N.2385; S.2729), some old scratches on obverse, a worn but not unpleasing coin with a clear portrait and hints of red toning, good fine or better, very rare Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 provenance: Glendining, 10 February 1999, lot 26

Sold for
£8,200