Charles I (1625-1649), Third Coinage (1637-1642), Thirty-Shillings, Type IV, Falconer’s second issue with F, obverse mm. thistle with leaves, large and small (latter punched over a stop ?), King on horseback left, smooth ground below, F below horses rear hind leg, reverse mm. large thistle with leaves, shield with Scottish arms in 1st and 4th quarters, Scottish crown (lis at centre) above, five-pointed star above to left and six-pointed to right (S 5555; SCBI 35, 1497; Murray, BNJ xxxix (1970), 4). Usual flaw at top, almost extremely fine, rare thus (£300-400)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Halfcrowns.

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