1645 Charles I Exeter Mint mm. Ex Halfcrown

Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint (1643-46), Halfcrown, 1645, King on large horse with twisted tail , no ground line, rev.  round scroll-garnished shield, date to left of mm .mm. rose on obv., Ex on rev ( S.3078; N.2570; Bull 665/42 (41-26); Besly N42 , and BNJ 1992, pl. 19, this coin; Brooker -) weight 13.52 grams

1 of just 5 recorded examples listed in Bulls "The Halfcrown's of Charles I' Vol V with 2 of those 5 in museum collections (Royal Mint & British Museum). The obverse bust a little soft otherwise Very Fine and rare. This the Illustrated coin (N42) featured in Edward Besly's 1992 BNJ article on the Exeter and Truro Mint coin. Interestingly the A of AVSPICE in the reverse legend has been struck using an inverted V.