Coins, Historical Medals & Paper Money

Charles I (1625-1649), Truro or Exeter mint, Crown, mm. rose, 28.54g/9h (LAL Gp IIIa; Besly B2; SCBI Brooker 1010, same dies; N 2532; S 3045). Nearly very fine, rare £500-700

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: Bt S. Mitchell April 1989

Much rarer than either the preceding or subsequent types, coins of Lawrence Gp IIIa were probably struck around the time the mint was relocated from Truro to Exeter in September 1643