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№ 243

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4 May 2021

Hammer Price:
£1,600

Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Crown, 1644 a silver electrotype copy of Rawlins’ celebrated coin, 21.48g/12h (a copy of SCBI Brooker 876; cf. N 2407; S 2948). Good very fine, toned £600-£800

Brooker’s crown was deaccessioned by the British Museum during the early part of the 20th century. The quality of this copy suggests it may be the work of Robert Ready, or his successors