Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, large Briot horseman, Oxford plume behind, grassy ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, both between pellets, five pellets at start of legend, 15.10g/3h (Bull 625/7; Morr E-7; N 2436; S 2959A). Flan slightly ragged, otherwise very fine with old cabinet tone, probably much as struck, rare £1,200-£1,500

Provenance: Halfcrowns from an Old Collection, DNW Auction 43, 8 October 1999, lot 642; J.R. Hulett Collection, Part XIV, DNW Auction 165, 4-5 December 2019, lot 192