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Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, ‘1642’, mm. Truro rose on obv., Exeter rose on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping over arms, rev. scroll garnished oval shield with lion’s paws at sides and date in cartouche below, 14.85g/10h (Bull 663/22 (61-35); Besly L22, and BNJ 1992, pl. 15, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1013; N 2534; S 3071). Struck on a broad round flan, slight trace of crease, otherwise extremely fine, an exceptional example of this extremely rare issue; only...
Hammer Price: £40,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, Briot’s horseman, rough ground below, oval scroll-garnished shield, 13.83g/12h (Bull 662/31 (41-35), this coin; Besly K31, and BNJ 1992, p. 17, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1048-50, same obv. die; N 2566; S 3070). Fine or better, very rare; the only specimen of this die combination listed by Bull £300-£400
Hammer Price: £750
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. Truro rose on obv., castle on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping over arms, rev. oval garnished shield, 14.33g/4h (Bull 663B/48 (41-26), this coin; Besly L48, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1054, this coin; N 2563; S 3073). Good very fine and excessively rare; possibly the only known example £12,000-£15,000
Hammer Price: £24,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, King leaning backwards on walking horse, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.34g/12h (Bull 664/25 (41-35), this coin; Besly M25, and BNJ 1992, pl. 16, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1047, same obv. die; N 2565; S 3074). Very fine and extremely rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, king’s sash tied in bow, 13.72g/6h (Bull 665/13 (45-35), this coin; Besly N13, and BNJ 1992, pl. 15, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1051-2; N 2551; S 3075). Nearly very fine, extremely rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.07g/2h (Bull 665/35 (39-35), this coin; Besly N35, and BNJ 1992, pl. 18, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1052a, this coin; N 2568; S 3076). Nearly extremely fine, beautifully toned, an exceptional specimen and very rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £3,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rose on obv., ex on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, Declaration in two lines, three small plumes above, date between pellets and Ex below, reads exvrgai and lip par, 14.04g/5h (Bull 665/38E (D31p-3f); Besly N38, and BNJ 1992, pl. 18, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1053, this coin; N 2571; S 3080). Rather double-struck on reverse, otherwise very fine with old cabinet tone, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose on obv., ex on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, round scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 13.52g/10h (Bull 665/42 (41-26); Besly N42, and BNJ 1992, pl. 19, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1059; N 2570; S 3078). Obverse good fine, reverse very fine £500-£700
Hammer Price: £500
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose, horse with twisted tail, oval scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.72g/6h (Bull 665/43 (41-26), this coin; Besly N43, and BNJ 1992, pl. 19, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1051, same dies; N 2568; S 3076). About very fine, reverse better, toned, rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £1,100
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose on obv., castle on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, round scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm., 14.09g/9h (Bull 665/49 (39-26); Besly N49, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1058; N 2569; S 3077). Very fine or better, toned, very rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. rose on obv., ex on rev., horse with twisted tail, no ground line, Declaration in two lines, three small plumes above, date between pellets below, 14.57g/9h (Bull 665/51 (D32n-4f), this coin; Besly N51, and BNJ 1992, pl. 21, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1060, this coin; N 2572; S 3079). Very fine with old cabinet tone, excessively rare; the only specimen listed by Bull and Besly £8,000-£10,000
Hammer Price: £10,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, 1644/3, mm. castle on obv. only, w below horseman, Declaration in two lines, three crude Bristol plumes above, date below, 13.65g/7h (Bull 666/1 (12c-3); Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1139; N 2598; S 3093). Double-struck on reverse, otherwise better than fine, very rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £1,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, w and grass below horseman, crowned square-topped shield, looped garniture at sides, 14.91g/9h (Bull 668/7 (56-6); Allen B-7; SCBI Brooker 1142; N 2587; S 3096). Nearly extremely fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £3,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. castle on obv. only, w and grass below horseman, crowned oval garnished shield, lion’s paws at sides, 13.52g/12h (Bull 668/12 (98-35); Allen B-12; SCBI Brooker 1144; N 2590; S 3099). Good very fine, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £4,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. colon on obv., annulet on rev., no ground line or w below horseman, crowned oval garnished shield, 14.55g/4h (Bull 669/13 (101-35), this coin; Allen C-13; SCBI Brooker 1145a, this coin; N 2593; S 3102). About extremely fine and probably much as struck, extremely rare £4,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £17,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, no mm., tall horseman, no w, no ground line, crowned oval shield, lis in legend, 14.39g/3h (Bull 669/20 (90(Lys)-35), this coin; Allen C-20; cf. SCBI Brooker 1150; N 2592; S 3100). Flan split, otherwise good very fine or better for issue, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £2,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester mint, Halfcrown, mm. leopard’s head (?), clumsy horseman left, no ground line below, crowned oval garnished shield, stars in legend, 14.60g/12h (Bull 671/29A (90a(S)-35), this coin; Allen obv. E, rev. unlisted; SCBI Brooker 1155; N 2596; S 3105). Scratched in obverse field behind and below horseman, otherwise nearly very fine £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,300
Charles I (1625-1649), Worcester or Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis, horseman left, sa below obliterated by large pellet (’cannonball’), crowned oval shield, 14.83g/1h (Bull 674/32 (96-8); Allen H-32; SCBI Brooker 1159; N 2602; S 3121). Sometime cleaned and rather double-struck on an irregular flan, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman, nothing below, crowned oval garnished shield, 14.65g/11h (Bull 675/39A (109(Lys)-15), this coin; Allen obv. I, rev. unlisted; SCBI Brooker 1164a, this coin; N 2605; S 3124). Reverse slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine with attractive dark tone, very rare £4,000-£6,000
Hammer Price: £4,400
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman, nothing below, crowned oval garnished shield, 13.85g/12h (Bull 675/40 (105-16), this coin; Allen I-40; cf. SCBI Brooker 1164; N 2605; S 3124). Graffiti scratches on obverse, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £1,900
Charles I (1625-1649), Salopia (Shrewsbury) mint, Halfcrown, mm. small lis on obv. only, tall horseman left, sword and crown breaking inner circle, nothing below, crowned garnished oval shield, florent concordia regna, 14.60g/1h (Bull 676/49 (111-7), this coin; Allen J-49; SCBI Brooker 1165-6, same obv. die; N 2607; S 3126). A little double-striking in places, otherwise good very fine and toned, extremely rare £6,000-£8,000
Hammer Price: £5,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Hereford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, King on horseback left, oval shield within Garter, supported by lion and unicorn, crown and small crowned c r above, date below, 14.04g/8h (Bull 683/62 (62-4); N 2359; S 2915). Struck in base-looking silver, old scratch across obverse, otherwise nearly very fine for this extremely rare issue £5,000-£7,000
Hammer Price: £7,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Hartlebury Castle mint, Halfcrown, mm. pear on obv., three pears on rev., horseman left, oval shield garnished with lis and scrolls, hc in garniture at foot, 14.87g/12h (Bull 679 (48-8); SCBI Brooker 1137, same dies; N 2626; S 3129). Off-centre and flat in places, otherwise good very fine and attractively toned £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 1], mm. lion, grassy ground line, square-topped garnished shield, c r at sides, 11.37g/12h (Bull 550; Besly 1A; SCBI Brooker 1076, same dies; N 2309; S 2863). Small of flan, otherwise very fine or better, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 2], mm. lion, grassy ground line, oval garnished shield, 13.81g/12h (Bull 552, this coin; Besly 1C; SCBI Brooker 1077, same dies; N 2310; S 2864). Extremely fine or better with original mint bloom, an exceptional specimen £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £4,800
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 1 [type 3], mm. lion, no ground line below horse, oval garnished shield, 13.81g/12h (Bull 554; Besly 1E; SCBI Brooker 1079; N 2311; S 2865). Short of flan at 6 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine and toned, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £1,400
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 7], mm. lion, horse with tail between legs, ebor below, crowned oval shield, tiny inverted e to right of crown, 14.25g/12h (Bull 557; Besly 2B; SCBI Brooker 1088A; N 2315; S 2869). Small flan defect at 9 o’clock, otherwise very fine or a little better £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 7], mm. lion, horse with tail between legs, ebor below, crowned oval shield, 13.96g/12h (Bull 562; Besly 2G; SCBI Brooker 1086; N 2315; S 2869). Flan defect from 2 to 4 o’clock, otherwise nearly extremely fine, toned £700-£900
Hammer Price: £600
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 5], mm. lion, tall horseman, tail behind legs, ebor below horse, crowned square-topped shield, crowned c r at sides, 15.05g/12h (Bull 568, this coin; Besly 3A; SCBI Brooker 1081, same dies; N 2313; S 2867). Nearly extremely fine, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,200
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 3 [type 6], mm. lion, tall horseman, tail behind legs, ebor below horse, crowned oval garnished shield, crowned c r at sides, 14.88g/12h (Bull 572; Besly 3E; SCBI Brooker 1083; N 2314; S 2868). Small dent in reverse field, otherwise about extremely fine £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), York mint, Halfcrown, anomalous [type 4], mm. lion, ebor below horse, oval garnished shield, pellet stops both sides, 11.04g/6h (Bull 573; Besly pl. 8, 7; SCBI Brooker 1080; N 2312; S 2866). Very fine or better for issue, an unusually good specimen for the type £300-£400
Hammer Price: £400
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. three upright gerbs, horseman left, Chester plume in field, chst below horse, oval scroll-garnished shield, 12.73g/12h (Bull 575 (47-2), this coin; Lyall B/2; SCBI Brooker 1111; N 2627/1; S 3130). Slightly bowed and very spread from the roller press, otherwise very fine, reverse better, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £8,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. sword erect between three gerbs on obv., plume on rev., horseman left, Declaration in two lines, three plumes above, date below, between pellets, 11.46g/12h (Bull 577 (D14-6); Lyall C/3; SCBI Brooker 1112, same dies; N 2630; S 3133). Numerous surface scratches, otherwise fair, rare £300-£400
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, mm. prostrate gerb, horseman left, no plume in field, nothing below horse, crowned oval scroll-garnished shield, 14.58g/6h (Bull 578 (73-37); Lyall a/1; SCBI Brooker 1113; N 2628; S 3131). On an irregular flan, otherwise about very fine, rare £2,000-£3,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Chester mint, Halfcrown, York style, no mm., three vertical pellets before legends, triangle of pellets at end of rev. legend, horseman left, no marks, crown above oval shield with lion-skin garniture, 14.82g/12h (Bull 579 (75-36), this coin; Lyall b/ii; SCBI Brooker 1114; N 2628; S 3131). On an irregular flan, good very fine or better and probably much as struck, rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Dovey Furnace mint, Halfcrown, mm. crown, tall horseman left, plume in field, no ground line, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.95g/12h (Bull 487/29 (4-7); Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 788, same dies; N 2351; S 2908). Good fine or better, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Newark, Halfcrown, 1646, 14.04g/12h (Bull 688, this coin; Hird 246; SCBI Brooker 1222; N 2638; S 3140A). Numerous die marks, good very fine, lightly toned £1,500-£2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, Expedition to La Rochelle, 1628, a silver medal by N. Briot, equestrian portrait right, signed n briot f in exergue, rev. crowned oval garnished shield dividing date, 14.70g/6h (Bull 467; SCBI Brooker 1258, same dies; MI I, 252/32; N 2673). Very fine or better, toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, Tower mint, Pattern Halfcrown, unsigned, in silver, as Gp III, mm. portcullis, King seated left on horseback, holding sword, sash flies from waist, carolvs d g mag brit fran et hi rex, rev. christo avspice regno, oval garnished shield, ornate scrolls flanking mintmark, rosette stops between words, edge plain, 15.44g/12h (Bull 208/26 (2+2-3), this coin; SCBI Brooker 1264, this coin; N 2696; S –). Possibly machine-made on a full round fla...
Hammer Price: £34,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Patterns, Medals and Miscellanea, A contemporary forgery of a Tower mint Halfcrown, as Gp II, mm. tun on rev. only, second horseman but with untrimmed tail, no ground line, large oval garnished shield between c r, reads c · arolvs, reversed g in regno, 15.61g/11h (Bull F3; SCBI Brooker 1186 [= Lockett 3404], same dies). Obverse fine, reverse better, scarce £100-£150
Hammer Price: £340
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