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Charles I (1625-1649), Briot’s Hammered issue, Halfcrown, muled with Tower rev., mm. triangle (over anchor to right on obv.), Briot’s horseman with ground line, oval garnished shield, 15.06g/5h (Bull 471/23 (b-4-39), this coin; SCBI Brooker 734-5, same obv. die; N 2307 var.; S 2861 var.). Traces of mounting on edge, otherwise very fine, reverse better, very rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £1,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, no ground line below, plume in field, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.69g/1h (Bull 483a/1a.4 (37c-5-1); Morr. A-1; SCBI Brooker 742; N 2325; S 2878). Small flan split, otherwise about very fine, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Halfcrown, mm. book, Aberystwyth horseman, ground line below, plume in field, oval garnished shield, large plume above, 14.67g/1h (Bull 485/2b.1 (38a-3-38), this coin; Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 743, this coin; N 2326; S 2879). Some surface marks, otherwise good fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £2,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, Aberystwyth horseman, Aberystwyth plume in field behind, group of six pellets before legend, Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes above, date below, nine pellets before legend, 15.36g/2h (Bull 584/8 (S6-D3-1g), this coin; Morr. B-8; SCBI Brooker 815, this coin; N 2372; S 2928). About extremely fine with old cabinet tone, an exceptional specimen £4,000-£5,000
Hammer Price: £16,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, no mm., Shrewsbury horseman, no ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, single plume between pellets above Declaration, date below, 14.85g/9h (Bull 585/2b (S5-D6-4c); Morr. C-2; SCBI Brooker 816, this coin; N 2373; S 2929). On a rather small but full-weight flan, very fine or better with old cabinet tone, very rare £2,400-£3,000
Hammer Price: £6,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, single plume between pellets above Declaration, date below, 15.37g/2h (Bull 586/2b (S5-D6-4c), this coin; Morr. D-2; SCBI Brooker 820, this coin; N 2375; S 2932). Numerous die striations in field, otherwise about extremely fine with old cabinet tone, an exceptionally well-preserved specimen £4,000-£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, three plumes above Declaration, date below, single pellet at start of legend, 14.79g/1h (Bull 586/4e (S5-D6-1f); Morr. D-4; SCBI Brooker 819-23, same obv. die; N 2377; S 2933). Struck on a large full flan, better than very fine with old cabinet tone, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Hammer Price: £5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Shrewsbury plume in field, plume and value written ·2··6· above Declaration, date below, 15.08g/1h (Bull 586/13 (S5-D2-3b), this coin; Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 822, this coin; N 2376; S 2931). Nearly very fine and extremely rare £4,000-£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, no plume in field, three plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.47g/10h (Bull 588/6 (S4-D6-10f), this coin; Morr. F-6; SCBI Brooker 825; N 2378; S 2934). On a slightly irregular flan, good very fine with a sharp horseman, attractively toned, very rare £3,000-£4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, no plume behind, high ground line below (a Shrewsbury die), three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, reads inimi, 14.26g/7h (Bull 590/4E (Ox.1-6-4r), this coin; Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 878; N 2409; S 2950). On a large flan, good fine, rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £700
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, ground line below, Oxford plume in field, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.48g/2h (Bull 593/3 (Ox 1-6-10g), this coin; Morr. E-3; SCBI Brooker 881; N 2411; S 2952). Characteristic die flaw above horse’s head, nearly extremely fine and attractively toned £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,900
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman, plume behind king, no ground line, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, colon before legend, 14.45g/12h (Bull 594/3 (Ox.1-6-10g), this coin; Morr. F-3; SCBI Brooker 882, same obv. die; N 2412; S 2953). Nearly extremely fine with old cabinet tone, rare £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £4,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, no ground line, Oxford plume behind, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 15.11g/4h (Bull 601/3a (Ox 1-6-3c); Morr. D-3; SCBI Brooker 890; N 2413; S 2954). Small metal flaw by horse’s foreleg, otherwise good very fine with old cabinet tone, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £1,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Oxford horseman, Oxford plume behind, ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, colon before legend, 14.76g/8h (Bull 603/2 (Ox.1-6-2c); Morr. E-2; SCBI Brooker 892; N 2415; S 2955). On an irregular flan, otherwise good very fine, toned £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. plume, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, 14.94g/12h (Bull 606/21 (Ox.1-18-5b), this coin; Morr. I-21; SCBI Brooker 897; N 2416; S 2956). Some surface marks, otherwise about very fine, rare £500-£600
Hammer Price: £600
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. rosette and plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, rough grassy ground below, Oxford plume behind king, large Oxford plume between two smaller above Declaration, date and ox below, rosette at start of legend, 14.79g/10h (Bull 608/25 (Ox.13-19-4d), this coin; Morr. K-25; SCBI Brooker 901a; N 2423; S 2963). Slightly weak in places, otherwise good very fine and toned £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £850
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. rosette and Oxford plume on obv., rosette on rev., Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, large Oxford plume between two smaller above Declaration, date in large script figures between pellets, ox below, between rosettes, 14.94g/7h (Bull 611/12 (Ox.16-19-5c), this coin; Morr. B-12; cf. SCBI Brooker 905; N 2426; S 2968). On an irregular flan, very fine and toned, rare £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Oxford plume on obv., Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date in small figures and ox below, both between pellets, 15.14g/7h (Bull 612/26 (Ox.5/18-19.5b); Morr. C-26; cf. SCBI Brooker 906; N 2425; S 2958/2965). On an irregular flan, very fine, reverse better, old cabinet tone, rare £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, rough ground line below, Declaration in two lines, large Oxford plume between two smaller above, small date and ox below, both between lozenges, 14.52g/4h (Bull 617/28 (Ox.25-19-5p), this coin; Morr. G-28; cf. SCBI Brooker 911; N 2430; S 2965). Weak on horseman, otherwise very fine, toned £400-£500
Hammer Price: £2,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, lumpy ground line below, double pellet stops, three plumes above Declaration, date between pellets and ox below, five pellets at start of legend, reversed 4 in date, 14.89g/8h (Bull 620/11E (Ox.4-19-4a), this coin; Morr A-11; SCBI Brooker 912-13, same obv. die; N 2424; S 2959A). Nearly very fine, rare £500-£700
Hammer Price: £4,800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, grassy ground line below, colon stops, three plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, five pellets at start of legend, 15.13g/10h (Bull 623/10 (Ox.2-17-4a), this coin; Morr. C-10; SCBI Brooker 914, same obv. die; N 2428; S 2959). On an irregular flan and with small patch of corrosion at 12 o’clock, otherwise good very fine, toned £600-£800
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind king, rough ground line below, triple pellet stops, three plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, both between pellets. five pellets at start of legend, 14.44g/9h (Bull 625/7 (Ox.5-14-3d); Morr. E-7; SCBI Brooker 915; N 2432; S 2959A). Fine or better £200-£300
Hammer Price: £300
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, pebbly ground below, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date and ox below, 14.68g/2h (Bull 633/1a (Ox.2-14-1c); Morr. C-1; SCBI Brooker 921, this coin; N 2432; S 2960). On a small, irregular but good weight flan, good very fine with old cabinet tone £500-£700
Hammer Price: £750
Charles I (1625-1649), Oxford mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, pebbly ground below, three Oxford plumes between pellets above Declaration, date and ox below, both between pellets, 13.59g/12h (Bull 633/3 (Ox.10-14-5d), this coin; Morr. C-3; SCBI Brooker 922; N 2434; S 2961). On an irregular flan, good very fine or better with old cabinet tone £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,300
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1643, mm. acorn on obv., Br on rev., horseman with flat crown, large Oxford plume behind, no ground line, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date below, 13.71g/6h (Bull 637/10c (D13-1a), this coin; Morr. C-10; cf. SCBI Brooker 974; N 2488; S 3006). Very fine, dark tone, rare £800-£1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plume on obv., Br on rev., small Bristol plume behind horseman, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date below, pellet at start of legend, 14.37g/9h (Bull 640/1c (D13-1a); Morr. B-1; SCBI Brooker 980a, this coin; N 2489; S 3007). Nearly extremely fine with attractive tone £1,000-£1,200
Hammer Price: £1,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. Bristol plume on obv. only, Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.34g/10h (Bull 641/4 (D21-2b), this coin; Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 981; N 2490; S 3008). Good very fine and toned, but faint old scratches by King’s head £700-£900
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. pellet, plume behind horseman, br monogram below, three Bristol plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.39g/10h (Bull 643/4 (D21-2b), this coin; Morr. D-4; SCBI Brooker 982; N 2491; S 3009). Numerous reverse die breaks, good very fine with old cabinet tone £1,200-£1,500
Hammer Price: £3,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1644, mm. plumelet on obv., Br monogram on rev., Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, br monogram below, three square plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.06g/10h (Bull 643/5 (D29-2d); Morr. D-5; cf. SCBI Brooker 984; N 2492; S 3010). Trace of double-striking on obverse, otherwise about very fine £600-£800
Hammer Price: £650
Charles I (1625-1649), Bristol mint, Halfcrown, 1645, mm. pellet on obv., Br monogram on rev., Bristol horseman, Bristol plume behind, br monogram below, three square plumes above Declaration, date and br monogram below, 14.89g/11h (Bull 646/1a (D29-11e), this coin; Morr. B-1; cf. SCBI Brooker 990; N 2492; S 3010). Nearly very fine £800-£1,000
Hammer Price: £900
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Bridgnorth-on-Severn (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. plumelet, plumelet behind horseman, plumelet over a below, plume between two plumelets and scroll above Declaration, date below, 14.55g/2h (Bull 650/3 (D33-2c); Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 1123a; N 2516; S 3037). Surfaces rough and tooled in places, nearly very fine with dark tone, very rare £2,000-£2,600
Charles I (1625-1649), Late Declaration issues, Bridgnorth-on-Severn (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. plume, Bristol horseman, plume behind, plumelet over a below, scroll and three plumes above Declaration, date and plumelet below, 14.89g/7h (Bull 650/4 (D29-1e); Morr. B-4; SCBI Brooker 1124; N 2517; S 3038). Slightly double struck on reverse, otherwise nearly extremely fine, lightly toned £4,000-£5,000
£4,000–£5,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, small on obv., large on rev., King, holding marshal’s baton aloft, galloping three-quarters left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield surmounted by lis, c r at sides, 14.65g/4h (Bull 652/6 (66-2), this coin; Besly B6, and BNJ 1992, pl. 10, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1015; N 2535; S 3047). Marginally off-centre, characteristic die-crack by horse’s tail, good very fine, an exceptional and desirable specimen of the highest rarity ...
Hammer Price: £18,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on walking horse left, oblong scroll-garnished shield with c r and lis above, 13.96g/7h (Bull 654/2 (65-1), this coin; Besly D2; cf. SCBI Brooker 1019; N 2540; S 3049). Partly flat and with old scratch on reverse, otherwise about extremely fine, old cabinet tone £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £6,500
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on horseback galloping left, oblong scroll-garnished shield surmounted by lis, c r at sides, 14.32g/8h (Bull 656/4 (67a-1), this coin; Besly F4; SCBI Brooker 1016; N 2536; S 3050). Good fine, very rare £1,500-£2,000
Hammer Price: £4,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on trotting horse left, oblong scroll-garnished shield, c r at sides, 14.30g/12h (Bull 658/6 (66-2); Besly H6; SCBI Brooker 1017; N 2538; S 3052). Partly flat, otherwise nearly extremely fine, lightly toned £2,000-£2,600
Hammer Price: £2,000
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, large equestrian portrait, walking horse, oval garnished shield, 13.86g/11h (Bull 660/11 (45a-35); Besly J11; SCBI Brooker 1028; N 2549; S 3064). On an irregular flan typical of the issue, nearly extremely fine, attractively toned £1,000-£1,200
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, king’s sash tied in bow, oval garnished shield, 14.60g/2h (Bull 660/14 (42-35); Besly J14; SCBI Brooker 1027, same dies; N 2550/1; S 3065). On a slightly irregular flan, otherwise about extremely fine £700-£900
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, Briot’s horseman, rough ground below, oval scroll-garnished shield, 13.93g/11h (Bull 661/20 (41-35); Besly K20; SCBI Brooker 1050; N 2555; S 3068). Carelessly struck, otherwise good very fine, very rare £600-£800
Hammer Price: £500
Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Halfcrown, mm. rose, Briot’s horseman, rough ground below, oval scroll-garnished shield, 13.83g/9h (Bull 661/21E (43E-35); Besly K21, and BNJ 1992, pl.14, this coin; SCBI Brooker 1050; N 2555; S 3068). Small flan split, otherwise good very fine, lightly toned, very rare £700-£900
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