Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Groat, 1645, no mm., carolvs . d : g : m : br : fr : et . h : rex, Rawlins’ large bust to edge, lion’s head on shoulder, no plume in field, inverted as for vs both sides, rev. exvrgat . devs . dissipentivr . inimici circumscript; declaration within reading relig : pro : leg : ang : lib : par, scroll and ox monogram above, date below, 1.63g/1h (Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 958, same dies; N 2466; S 2988). Some double-striking in legend, otherwise very fine, reverse better; a neat and attractively toned example of this scarce late issue
£800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Francis Bartlett Collection of British Groats.

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‘Glenister’ Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 190, 27 September 2007, lot 495