The Michael Gietzelt Collection of British and Irish Coins (1625-1660)

Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, large Briot horseman, Oxford plume behind, grassy ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, both between pellets, five pellets at start of legend, 15.10g/3h (Bull 625/7; Morr E-7; N 2436; S 2959A). Flan slightly ragged, otherwise very fine with old cabinet tone, probably much as struck, rare £1,500-£1,800

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Michael Gietzelt Collection of British and Irish Coins (1625-1660).

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Provenance: Halfcrowns from an Old Collection, DNW Auction 43, 8 October 1999, lot 642; J.R. Hulett Collection, Part XIV, DNW Auction 165, 4-5 December 2019, lot 192