The ‘Welsh Marches’ Collection of British Coins


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Bridgnorth-on-Severn (?) mint, Halfcrown, 1646, mm. plumelet, plumelet behind horseman, plumelet over A below, rev. plume between two plumelets and scroll above Declaration, date below, 15.67g/12h (Bull 650/3; Morr. B-3; SCBI Brooker 1123A; N 2516; S 3037). Small striking split, otherwise better than very fine and toned, very rare £5,000-£6,000


Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 17 (341); A. Morris Collection


313


Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on walking horse left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield, C R at sides, 14.48g/4h (Bull 657/5; Besly G5; SCBI Brooker 1019A; N 2539; S 3048, this coin). Good very fine and rare; the Standard Catalogue plate coin


£5,000-£6,000 Provenance: A. Morris Collection [from R.K. Richardson January 1999].


In November 1642, a commission under the Great Seal of England was sent to Sir Richard Vyvyan authorising him to set up a mint in Cornwall in order to pay troops loyal to the King. In his research, Edward Besly identifies a letter from a certain Walter Kestell, dated Boxing Day 1642, stating that Vyvyan was already busy striking coins in Truro (BNJ 1992, pp.102-3)


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Halfcrown, mm. rose, King on trotting horse left, rev. oblong scroll-garnished shield, C R at sides, 14.90g/1h (Bull 658/7; Besly H7; SCBI Brooker 1018; N 2538; S 3052). Flat in places, otherwise about extremely fine with an exceptional portrait


£4,400-£5,000


Provenance: T. Dimsdale Collection, Christie’s Auction, 6-22 July 1824, lot 1150; J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 713; R. Marsham Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 November 1888, lot 608; A. Morris Collection [from S. Mitchell June 2000].


Truro coins were often coined on uneven blanks. Although flat in places, this coin is virtually as struck, with an exceptional portrait rarely found on provincial coins. The stops on this specimen are pellets with small stops that look like reversed 7s. These have been interpreted as Ts for the mint name


315


Provenance: A. Morris Collection Crown, 1645/4, mm. castle on obv., Ex on rev., king’s sash with two loose ends, 29.63g/12h (Besly D17; SCBI Brooker


1038; N 2532; S 3055). Very fine www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 20% (+VAT where applicable) £600-£800


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