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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 110

Charles I, group III, Halfcrown, 14.64g., Tower, type 3b, early third horseman, king in armour holding sword upright, on round bellied horse plodding left, scarf flies from king´s waist, no caparisons on horse, reads MAG BRIT FRAN ET HI, rev. oval garnished shield, large plume above, m.m. portcullis (small on obverse) (JGB 319 (this coin); N.2210; S.2774) on a full, slightly irregular flan, evenly toned, very fine or better, extremely rare Estimate £ 1,500-2,000PROVENANCE: Sotheby, 23 June 1898, lot 88 H W Morrieson, Sotheby, 20 November 1933, lot 473 T B Clarke Thornhill, Glendining, 24 May 1937, lot 485 R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 2290 J G Brooker, SCBI 33, no.319 P Hunt, portion of collection purchased privately by Colin Adams, March 2000 Struck from the same obverse die as lot 101, above, portcullis is an exceptionally rare mintmark for Halfcrowns of group III

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