Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

Charles I (1625-1649), Halfcrown, 1644, mm. sword erect between three gerbs on obv., plume on rev., horseman left, rev. Declaration in two lines, three plumes above, date below between pellets, 12.74g/12h (Bull 577 (D14-6); Lyall C/3; SCBI Brooker 1112, same dies; N 2630; S 3133). Softly struck on an irregular flan with several small striking splits, otherwise good fine and toned, very rare £2,400-£3,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins of the Chester Mint, the Property of a Gentleman.

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Provenance: F.A. Walters Collection, Part I, Sotheby Auction, 26-30 May 1913, lot 633; DNW Auction 130, 13 May 2015, lot 1106; DNW Auction 138, 12-13 December 2016, lot 2262