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York mint, Halfcrown, Gp 2 [type 2], mm. lion, grass groundline, rev. oval garnished shield, 14.53g/12h (Bull 551; Besly 1B; SCBI Brooker 1077, same dies; N 2310; S 2864). Flan incompletely trimmed, otherwise nearly extremely fine, very rare
£1,500-2,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection.

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Provenance: H. Webb Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 9-14 July 1894, lot 543; C.E. Simpson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 5 March 1903, lot 177; E.C. Carter Collection; with Baldwin 1967