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1645 Charles I Worcester Mint Halfcrown
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Charles I (1625 - 49) Worcester Mint, Halfcrown, undated, no mm., large well-centred horseman, no ground-line or w below, rev. crowned oval shield, rampant lions in legend, (S 3100; N. 2592; Bull 669/18, this coin; Allen C-18; SCBI Brooker 1149 ) weight 14.44grams
Despite the striking split a very presentable example of this very rare issue with the rampant lions in the reverse legend. Very fine, with a strong pedigree and the plate coin in Bull.
Provenance
V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 22-4 January 1952, lot 1304
A. Morris Collection [from Baldwin April 1992]
Ex Coins of Britain