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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 228

Charles I, Worcester mint, Halfcrown, 14.54g., king in armour on horseback left, holding sword upright, horse´s tail falls straight down, small W above grass below, reads MAG BRIT FRAN ET HIB, rev. large crowned square-topped garnished shield, CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO, double annulet stops, three annulets at beginning and end of reverse legend, m.m. castle on obverse only (JGB 1142 (same dies); Allen B-7; N.2587; S.3096), lightly double struck on both sides, two faint scratches on shield, almost very fine, rare Estimate £ 1,000-1,200

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