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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 149

Charles I, pattern Halfcrown or Medal, 14.76g., by Nicholas Briot, 1628, king in armour and holding sword, on horseback right, plume on horse´s head, stoney ground below, N. BRIOT F in exergue, reads O REX DA FACILEM CVRSVM, flower initial mark, rev. crowned oval garnished shield dividing date, ATQVE AVDACIBVS ANNVE COEPTIS, lozenge stops (JGB 1258 (same dies): M.I. 252/32; N.2673) lightly tooled in fields on both sides, under a dark tone, very fine, rare Estimate £ 600-800PROVENANCE: Spink Numismatic Circular, May 1995, no.2651

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