British Coins


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Shrewsbury mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv., none on rev., King on horseback left, plume behind, ground line below, three Shrewsbury plumes and mark of value above Declaration, date below, 60.18g/1h (Morr. D-2; SCBI Brooker 802, same dies; N 2366; S 2922). Typical flan flaw below horseman, otherwise better than very fine, very rare


£3,000-£3,600 Provenance: H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-4 November 1933, lot 416


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Oxford mint, Unite, 1645, mm. plume with bands on obv. only, single plume above Declaration, date and OX below, 8.90g/2h (Beresford-Jones XI/20; same dies; SCBI Schneider 327 obv./328 rev.; cf. SCBI Brooker 855; N 2392; S 2739). Very fine but cleaned, the rarest date for the type


£4,000-£4,600


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Oxford mint, Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume on obv. only, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms and armour, Oxford plume behind, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, seven pellets before legend, 118.77g/2h (Morr. B-2; SCBI Brooker 860, same dies; N 2398; S 2940). Small flan split at 10 o’clock, otherwise nearly very fine, toned


£7,000-£10,000


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behind, three Oxford plumes above Declaration, date below, group of seven pellets before legend, 60.78g/4h (Morr. A -2; SCBI Brooker 868, same dies; N 2404; S 2945A). Good very fine and attractively toned, rare


Provenance: DNW Auction 134, 7-8 December 2015, lot 861 Oxford mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. Oxford plume, Shrewsbury horseman riding over arms, Oxford plume in field


£5,000-£6,000 www.dnw.co.uk all lots are illustrated on our website and are subject to buyers’ premium at 24% (+VAT where applicable)


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