Tower mint, Shilling, Gp B, mm. anchor (vertical, round flukes on obv., straight flukes on rev.), bust 3 variety, breaking inner circle and legend at 7 o’clock, mostly colon stops, rev. plume above shield, no cross, no stops, 5.67g/11h (Sharp B3a/2; SCBI Brooker –; cf. N 2220; cf. S 2785). Surfaces slightly rough, otherwise good fine, reverse better, very rare £400-500

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

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The obverse bears considerable resemblance to the contemporary unites with bust 2b, which breaks the legend at the same place on the coin