British, Irish and Scottish Coins

Charles I (1625-1649), Shilling, mm. anchor (flukes to right on obv., inverted (?) on rev.), in the style of Tower Gp D, 3.37g/12h (SCBI Brooker –; cf. N 2225; cf. S 2791). On a slightly small flan, nearly very fine £90-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Group of 17th Century Counterfeits from a Deceased Estate.

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Provenance: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection (II, 811) [where the mintmark was interpreted as a plume]; bt S. Mitchell December 1990