Tower mint, Halfcrown, Gp II, type 2c, mm. portcullis, second horseman, sword points to c of carolvs, rev. shield with C R at sides, no stops, 14.68g/8h (cf. Bull 91 [recté 191]; SCBI Brooker 315-17; N 2207; S 2771). Good fine, reverse better, extremely rare £300-400

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

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Provenance: Spink Auction 208, 22-3 June 2011, lot 726 (part).

The Bull reference numbers between his 80/20 and 92/20 should correctly be preceded by a 1. The exact dies used for this piece are not represented in Bull