HalfcrownCharles I 1643 Oxford Mint, no groundline, Plumes with bands, HIB in obverse legend, 12.22 grammes, North 2413, S.2954, Brooker 883-886 mintmark Plume/-, Near Fine/Fine, clipped with an edge split at 9 o'clock extending to the horse's raised front leg
Triple Unite 1643 Charles I (1625-1649) Oxford mint. S2726. Rarer type with half-length crowned portrait of king in armour and scarf flying from shoulder. Plume behind head. King has symbolic sword in one hand and olive branch in other. Mint mark Oxford plume above. Obverse legend reads: CAROLVS: D: G: MAGN: BRIT: FR: ET: HI: REX Reverse has declaration in 3 lines on ornate scroll. RELIG: PROT: LEG: ANGL: LIBER: This is the King’s undertaking to uphold the Protestant religion, the laws of the kingdom, and the freedoms and privileges of Parliament. Struck on a large full flan which is slightly irregular as is usual for this type. EF and very desirable thus
HalfcrownCharles IOxford Mint 1643 Reverse: Two Small Plumes flanking a larger central plume, Declaration reads RELIG.PROT.LE.ANG. LIB. PAR (last A unbarred) No stops either side of OX, 12.26 grammes S.2962, North 2423 Near Fine/Fine, clipped
HalfcrownCharles IBristol Mint 1643 Obverse Oxford die without ground line, King wears an unusual flat crown, mintmark Acorn between four pellets, Reverse Declaration, three Bristol plumes above, date below, S.3006 mintmark Br, Fine or better, the obverse bold, the reverse with a slight weak area
HalfcrownCharles IOxford Mint, 1642, plumes on obverse only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Oxford Plume in field, Reverse Three Oxford plumes above Declaration, S.2952, North 2411, Brooker obverse 880/reverse 881, GF/VF the reverse with a metal flaw, Ex-DNW 26/9/2011 Lot 1607
Triple Unite 1643 Charles I (1625-1649) Oxford mint. S2726. Rarer type with half-length crowned portrait of king in armour and scarf flying from shoulder. Plume behind head. King has symbolic sword in one hand and olive branch in other. Mint mark Oxford plume above. Obverse legend reads: CAROLVS: D: G: MAGN: BRIT: FR: ET: HI: REX Reverse has declaration in 3 lines on ornate scroll. RELIG: PROT: LEG: ANGL: LIBER: This is the King’s undertaking to uphold the Protestant religion, the laws of the kingdom, and the freedoms and privileges of Parliament. Struck on a large full flan which is slightly irregular as is usual for this type. EF the reverse better and virtually mint state, with some original lustre. Therefore a rarer type and in higher grade than the example which realised £56,000 in our last sale (lot 1719)
CrownCharles IOxford Mint Obverse with Shrewsbury horseman on ground line, no mintmark, dated 1642, Plume without band in field, Reverse with three Plumes with bands in field and colon stops in the legend S.2496, North 2405, Brooker 869 (same dies) Toned, round and attractive, VF and Rare
HalfcrownCharles I 1643 Oxford Mint, with ground line S.2955 Fine or near so with a flan clip after BRI, obverse surface smoothed with the appearance of an ex-jewellery piece, also reverse to a lesser degree
CrownCharles I 1644 Oxford Mint Rawlin's Crown with the king riding over the city view, a cast copy in base metal and of good style, VF with some light pits in the fields and some signs on an edge mount being removed at 4 o'clock
CrownCharles I 1644 Oxford Mint Rawlin's Crown with the king riding over the city view, a cast copy in silver and of good style, NVF with some light pits in the fields (EX LCA 129 Lot 1044 realised £300 hammer)
CrownCharles I 1643 Oxford Mint Oxford horseman with grass below, Three Oxford PlumesS.2947 Ex-ClarendonBonhams June 2006, well rounded and bold VF, dark tone, lighter circular toning area at 1 o'clock as viewed from the obverse and correspondingly on the reverse but no apparent evidence of tooling consistent with a plug, needs viewing and bought as seen
CrownCharles I 1644 Oxford Mint Rawlin's Crown with the king riding over the city view, a cast copy in silver and of good style, some casting bubbles in the fields NVF
CrownCharles I 1644 Oxford Mint Rawlin's Crown with the king riding over the city view, a cast copy in silver and of good style, NVF with some light pits in the fields
CrownCharles IOxford Mint Obverse with Shrewsbury horseman on groundline, no mintmark, dated 1642, Plume without band in field, Reverse with three Plumes with bands in field and colon stops in the legend S.2496, North 2405, Brooker 869 (same dies) Toned, round and attractive, VF and Rare
CrownCharles IOxford Mint mintmark Plume with band, dated 1643, Obverse Oxford horseman with groundline, plume with band in field, Reverse with three plumes with bands in field, four pellets in legend after INIMICI, with N over retrograde N in INIMICI, S.2947, North 2406, Brooker 873 (same dies), Toned struck on a broad and round flan, Toned NVF and Very Rare
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