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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 65

Charles I (1625-49), group I, Halfcrown, 14.90g., Tower, type 1a1, first horseman, king in plain armour with sword over his shoulder, on horseback left, plumes on horse´s head and rump, crowned rose on housing, groundline below, CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HI REX, rev. long cross fourchée over square garnished shield, CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO, m.m lis (JGB 277 (this coin); N.2200; S.2763) a very pleasing coin, well struck for this issue, and evenly toned, good very fine, rare thus Estimate £ 1,200-1,500PROVENANCE: A J West, collection purchased en bloc by Spink, 1961 J G Brooker, SCBI 33, no.277

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