Charles I (1625-1649), Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. anchor (vertical, round flukes on obv., straight flukes on rev.), bust 3 variety, breaking inner circle and legend at 7 o’clock, mostly colon stops, rev. plume above shield, no cross, no stops, 5.67g/11h (Sharp B3a/2; SCBI Brooker –; cf. N 2220; cf. S 2785). Surfaces slightly rough, otherwise good fine, reverse better, very rare £240-300

Provenance: Lyall Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 133, 12 November 2015, lot 406.

The obverse bears considerable resemblance to the contemporary unites with bust 2b, which breaks the legend at the same place on the coin