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Hereford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, King on horseback left, rev. oval shield within garter, supported by lion and unicorn, crown and cr above, date below, 13.41g/6h (Bull 683/62; N 2359; S 2915). Obverse poor, reverse about fair, very rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection.

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Provenance: From the wreck of HMS Feversham, sunk off Nova Scotia, 7 October 1711; Halfcrowns from an Old Collection, DNW Auction 43, 9 October 1999, lot 839; A. Morris Collection; bt L. Bennett