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Auction: 6003 - Ancient, Islamic, English & Foreign Coins & Comm Medals
Lot: 1033

x Charles I (1625-49), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 14.38g., m.m. rose both sides, king holding marshal´s baton, on spirited horse, galloping over arms which include a pistol, carolvs. d.g. mag. br. fr. et. hib. rex, rev. oval scroll garnished shield, date 1642 in small cartouche at bottom, christo. avspice. regno., no stops by reverse mint mark (Besley L28; JGB 1014 (same dies); N.2534; S.3071), expertly plugged to right of mint mark on reverse, otherwise very fine, toned, extremely rare, one of only a handful known Estimate £ 2,000-3,000For a full discussion of this coin, ´one of the most famous and desirable products of the First English Civil War between Charles I and Parliament... produced to a standard far superior to that of the normal run of Royalist provincial issues´, see the catalogue of the Slaney collection, Spink auction 163, 15 May 2003, lot 60.

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£4,600