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1643 Charles I Oxford Mint Halfcrown
£2,600
Charles I (1625 - 49) Oxford Mint (1642 - 46) Halfcrown, 1643 Oxford horseman, without ground line, Oxford plume behind, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes and mark of value above, date below, (S.2954; Bull 596/2 - page 94, vol IV (Ox.1-6-5b) weight 14.99 grams
A superior example to the normally encountered halfcrowns of 1643 from the Kings royalist capital, he established after the outbreak of the English Civil War. This superb and toned example has a very bold horseman with an excellent eye appeal and is rare in such a well preserved grade.