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

Charles I (1625-1649), Hereford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, King on horseback left, rev. oval shield within Garter, supported by lion and unicorn, crown and small crowned c r above, date below, 13.89g/1h (Bull 683/62; N 2359; S 2915). Struck on an irregular flan, weak in places, otherwise nearly very fine, very rare £5,000-£7,000

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: R. Carlyon-Britton Collection; W.D. Ferguson Collection, SCMB September 1960 (916); H.H. Snellenburg Jr Collection; T.W.J.D. Dupree Collection; J.R. Hulett Collection, Part XVIII, DNW Auction 175, 6 May 2020, lot 72 [from S. Mitchell May 1991].

The attribution to Hereford is not certain. The reverse type of this coin is unique among the silver issues of Charles I, showing as it does the gartered arms with lion and unicorn supporters, a design normally reserved for gold coinage