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

Charles I (1625-1649), Exeter mint, Sixpence, 1644, mm. rose, small mark of value, date divided by mm., 2.50g/12h (Besly B2; SCBI Brooker 1068, same dies; N 2577; S 3087A, this coin). Obverse slightly double-struck, otherwise very fine and toned, very rare; the Standard Catalogue plate coin £1,200-£1,500

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: SNC June 2000 (2332); J.R. Hulett Collection, Part IX, DNW Auction 155, 16 January 2019, lot 74; ‘Chislehurst’ Collection, DNW Auction 179, 9 September 2020, lot 71