Coins and Historical Medals

Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, no plume behind, high ground line below (a Shrewsbury die), three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.69g/1h (Bull 590/2; Morr. B-2; cf. SCBI Brooker 877-9; N 2409; S 2950). Some surface corrosion on obverse and a little short of flan, otherwise good fine, rare £400-£600