1643-4 CHARLES I YORK MINT TYPE 2 HALFCROWN

Charles I (1625-49), Halfcrown, York Mint, (1643-4) Type 2, King seated on horseback left, with grass ground-line below mm. lion, CAROLVS. D. G. MAG. BRI. FR. ET. HI. REX., rev., Oval  garnished shield  CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO.,  mm Lion (Bull 551; Besly 1-B;  Brooker 1077, Hawkins 2; N.2310; S.2864) weight 14.08 grams.

A most appealing Very Fine +, with a bold horseman. It's worth noting the different style displayed on these early issue York Halfcrowns to the later issued types. These appear to have a least have been engraved by a different hand than Briot’s.

Provenance 

The Estate of the late Dr Barry Dunham 

Spink Auction no. 76 , 24th May 1990, lot 73

Ex The Property of a Gentleman, A Collection of the York Mint, Circular Vol II 2020, no. 2