English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett

Charles I (1625-1649), Shrewsbury mint, Half-Pound, 1642, mm. two pellets on obv., none on rev., King on horseback left, plume behind, ground line below, rev. Declaration in two lines, three Shrewsbury plumes and mark of value above, 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

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, English Coins from the Collection of the late Dr John Hulett.

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Provenance: H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-4 November 1933, lot 416; bt S. Mitchell June 1999