British, Irish and Scottish Coins

Charles I (1625-1649), Provincial issues, Oxford, 1643, mm. book on obv. only, reads mg for mag, 2.93g/2h (Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 953A, this coin; N 2459; S 2981). Small striking split at 5 o’clock, otherwise extremely fine, very rare £900-1,200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Collection of Sixpences formed by the late Alfred Bole.

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Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 8-13 June 1903, lot 260 (part); F.G. Hilton Price Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 7-8 April 1910, lot 44 (part); G. Hamilton-Smith Collection, Glendining Auction, 21 May 1919, lot 110 (part); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2471 [from Baldwin]; J.G. Brooker Collection