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Sold on 4 October 2001

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British Coins from the Collection formed by Allen Graves

Allen Graves

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№ 16

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4 October 2001

Hammer Price:
£6,500

Spanish Netherlands, Oxford mint, Pound, 1643, mm. plume (with bands) on obv. only, large horseman of fine workmanship, arms below, group of ten pellets on rev., 120.25gm (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 863, same obv. die; N 2397; S 2938). A handsome coin, good very fine and toned, very rare, especially from this reverse die (£4,500-5,500)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Collection formed by Allen Graves.

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Provenance:
J Spink Sr Collection, Sotheby Auction, 16-17 November 1904, lot 102;
F G Hilton-Price Collection, Sotheby Auction, 7-8 April 1910, lot 79;
H Farquhar Collection, Glendining Auction, 25 April 1955, lot 72;
R S James Collection, Spink Auction 31, 12 October 1983, lot 206;
Spink Auction 63, 28-29 March 1988, lot 343;
bt Rarcoa [USA], September 1999.

Illustration above reduced; also see Colour Plate I