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1644 Charles I Oxford Mint Halfcrown - Bull 613E - ex Studio Coins
£2,400
Charles I (1625 - 49) Oxford Mint (1642 - 46), 1644, Halfcrown, Oxford mint, late Briot style horseman left with rocky groundline below ‘Oxford plume behind, rocky mm. plume/-, rev. declaration in two lines, large central Oxford plume, with 2 smaller either side, above, date flanked by lozenges and OX below, pellets either side (S.2965; Bull 613E; Morr. G – ) weight 15.13 grams
Approaching Near Very fine a rare variety with an intriguing reverse mm over strike ?. Unrecorded by Morrieson, and no examples in Lockett or Brooker Collections.
Provenance
Ex Studio Coins (Stephen Mitchell) 2006
Ex Dr John Hulett Collection
Ex DNW, 6th May 2020, lot 53
Ex M Bull Collection