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Auction: 409 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at NYINC
Lot: 12

Charles I (1625-1649), Civil War Issues, Royalist Cornwall and Devon, Exeter (under Sir Richard Vyvyan), Halfcrown, 1644, (m.m.) CAROLVS • D G • MA • BR • FR • ET • HI • REX, horseman King trotting left, sword upright, sash in bow, with "twisted" tail, rev. (m.m.) CHRISTO AVSPICE • REGNO 1644, oval garnished shield, 13.92g [214.8grns], 3h, m.m. rose (Brooker 1052; North 2568; S.3075), scuffs below horse's body, with typical striking softness in parts, otherwise a most pleasing example of this scarce Provincial issue, the King's armour particularly well-defined, the 'Twisted' tail wonderfully clear, excellent for type, good very fine thus, very rare, a recent single-find close to the discovery of the Crediton Church (1896) Trove

Estimate
$2,500 to $3,000

Starting price
$2500