The Francis Bartlett Collection of British Groats

Charles I (1625-1649), Aberystwyth mint, Groat, mm. book, carolvs . d : g : m : br : f : et . hi : rex, small bust, plume before face, rev. christo . avspice . regno, larger crowned plume with band above scroll-garnished shield, 2.07g/3h (Morr. A-2; SCBI Brooker 769, same obv. die; N 2337; S 2891). Softly struck, otherwise good very fine, attractively toned with iridescent highlights £300-£400

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Francis Bartlett Collection of British Groats.

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‘Glenister’ Collection, Part I, Spink Auction 190, 27 September 2007, lot 493 [from Baldwin 1945]