The ‘Welsh Marches’ Collection of British Coins


321


Halfcrown, 1644/3, mm. castle on obv. only, W below horseman, rev. Declaration in two lines, three crude Bristol plumes above, date below, 12.67g/3h (Bull 666/1, this coin; Allen A-1; SCBI Brooker 1139; N 2598; S 3093). Small split and double-strike at 7 o’clock, otherwise very fine for issue, lightly toned, very rare


£5,000-£6,000 Provenance: Patrick Finn FPL 17, September 1999 (343).


This type stands at the head of the rare series of coins now attributed to the Worcester mint. The reverse die, with the date altered from 1643, was previously used at Bristol. All subsequent issues from this mint show crowned royal arms on the reverse. Bull lists this specimen as one of the finest of perhaps 10 known coins


322


Halfcrown, undated, no mm., large well-centred horseman, no ground line or W below, rev. crowned oval shield, rampant lions in legend, 14.44g/6h (Bull 669/18, this coin; Allen C-18; SCBI Brooker 1149; N 2592; S 3100). Flan split, otherwise very fine or better for issue, very rare


£3,400-£4,000


Provenance: V.J.E. Ryan Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 22-4 January 1952, lot 1304; A. Morris Collection [from Baldwin April 1992]


323


Halfcrown, mm. leopard’s head (?) on obv. only, Briot-style horseman left, grass below, rev. crowned oval garnished shield, rosettes in legend, 14.60g/10h (Bull 670/22; Allen D-22; SCBI Brooker 1152, this coin; N 2594; S 3103). Good very fine or better and toned, probably much as struck, very rare


£5,000-£6,000


Provenance: G. Hamilton-Smith Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 23-5 May 1927, lot 353; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 11-17 October 1956, lot 2550; J.G. Brooker Collection; A. Morris Collection [from S. Mitchell July 2000].


Superior to the British Museum specimen illustrated by Bull


324


Provenance: A. Morris Collection [from F.J. Rist October 2004] Shilling, mm. small lis on obv., three small lis on rev., crude bust left, rev. oval garnished shield, tiny lis stops in


legend, 5.57g/11h (Allen C-13; SCBI Brooker 1174, same dies; N 2619; S 3112). Nearly very fine, extremely rare £4,000-£5,000


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