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Lot

№ 2393

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9 October 2019

Hammer Price:
£180

Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Sixpence, mm. lion, crowned cr by shield, 2.81g/12h (Besly 1-F, this coin; cf. SCBI Brooker 1100-1; N 2322; S 2876). Creased and with king’s eye, beard and hair skilfully re-engraved in places, otherwise fine or better, very rare
£150-£180

Provenance: Glendining Auction, 13 March 1974, lot 326 (part); bt S.R. Porter November 1995