Coins of Charles I From the Lyall Collection

Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2b, mm. plume, rev. plume between C R at top of scroll-garnished shield, lis projecting each side and rose petal at base, 14.97g/6h (Bull 113/18; SCBI Brooker –; N 2206; S 2770). Weak on obverse, fine, reverse good fine and of superior workmanship, the type extremely rare with this mint-mark £400-600

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

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Provenance: E. Burstal Collection, Glendining Auction, 15-16 May 1968, lot 270; bt T. Owen 2005.

The vendor notes that this type was not present in the Brooker, Farquhar, Lockett, Ryan or Shuttlewood collections. A coin from the same dies was offered in DNW Auction 75, lot 10. The specimen in the Adams collection is from different dies