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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 213

Charles I, Truro mint, Halfcrown, 14.09g., king in armour holding sword slanted forwards, on small horse galloping left, no ground below, reads MA BR FRA ET HI, rev. oblong garnished shield dividing C R, lis above, inverted semi-colon stops on obverse, group of five pellets before and after AVSPICE, m.m. rose (JGB 1016 (same dies); Besly E4; N.2536; S.3050) struck off-centre a small flan, rather weak above king´s head, otherwise almost very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 800-1,000PROVENANCE: Cumberland Clark, Sotheby, 22 January 1914, lot 134 H Farquhar, Glendining, 25 April 1955, lot 122 W E Ashley, collection purchased en bloc by Spink, 1969 D Dupree, Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1989, no.4696 P Hunt, portion of collection purchased privately by Colin Adams, March 2000

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