Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes, to include the Professor Jeffrey P Mass Collection of English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Part II) and British Medals from the James Spencer Collection (Part III)

Charles I (1625-1649), Annulets issue, Groat, weight 1 dwt 6 grs, rev. four annulets, 1.76g (S 6540; DF 284). Slight double-striking on reverse, otherwise very fine or better and well-centred, extremely rare (£8,000-10,000)

The obverse is superior to the specimens in the Standard Catalogue and that formerly in the Brady ‘Millennial’ collection