Important British and World Coinsxx

Charles I (1625-1649), Maltravers issues, Type 3 (7), different mm. each side, mm. martlet/bell, 0.63g/12h (E 136c; BMC 265; Cooke 1467, this coin; S 3199); mm. woolpack/portcullis, 0.32g/12h (E 137a; BMC 266; Cooke 1470-5; S 3199); mm. lis/portcullis, 0.34g/12h (E 138c; BMC 264; Cooke 1464-5; S 3199); mm. harp/bell, 0.47g/12h (E 139a; BMC 259; Cooke 1452-5; S 3199); mm. harp/billet, 0.58g/12h (E 140b; BMC 261; Cooke 1457; S 3199); mm. harp/billet, 0.66g/12h (E 140c, and p.47, this coin illustrated; BMC 262; Cooke 1458-62; S 3199, this coin illustrated); mm. harp/billet, 0.36g/12h (cf. E 140f; BMC 263; Cooke 1463; S 3199); together with a cut or broken coin, 0.29g/12h (E p.66, this coin illustrated) [8]. Last about fine, others generally about very fine and better but E 138c with edge chip, mostly scarce £100-150

Provenance: E 136c Revd. E. Rogers Collection, P. Woodhead Collection, R.A. Shuttlewood Collection, Spink Auction 151, 15 March 2001, lot 753 (part), C.D. Cooke Collection (1467), bt August 2006; E 137a bt 1991 [previously with J.S. Minshull]; E 138c bt G. Monk June 2006; E 139a bt M.P. Senior 1995; E 140b C.W. Peck Collection, SNC September 1976 (7560), C. Allerton Collection, bt C.D. Cooke 1995; *E 140c bt September 1998; E 140f bt R. Hamson March 2006; last bt N.A. Clark October 2006