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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 120

Charles I, group III, Halfcrown, 14.64g., Tower, type 3a2, king in armour on unadorned horse striding right, cloak flies from king´s shoulder, reads MAG BRI FRA ET HIB, rev. large oval garnished shield, m.m. triangle in circle (over triangle on obverse) (JGB -; N.2211; S.2775) lightly double struck in legends, about fine, the mintmark extremely rare Estimate £ 80-100PROVENANCE: B R Osborne, Glendining, 23 April 1991, lot 170 This coin, and a second also in the Osborne collection, lot 171, are the only two examples recorded at auction with mintmark triangle in circle for this type

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