| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1248 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Charles I 'Fine Work' Shillings of the Tower Mint. Proof AR Shilling (32mm, 6.04 g, 4h). Group E, type 4.2. London mint; im: tun. Struck 1636-1638. Crowned fifth ('Aberystwyth') bust left; XII (mark of value) to right / Coat-of-arms over short cross moline. Sharp (HLL) type F1/1 and p. 175 = Brooker 514A (this coin); North 2228; SCBC 2794. Struck with great care on a perfectly round flan. Light grey toning with golden lustre. EF. Extremely rare. Ex J.G. Brooker Collection; V.J.E. Ryan (Part II, Glendining, 21 January 1952), lot 1126 ('a proof in perfect condition and very rare'); A. Sangorski Collection (dispersed circa 1925); O. Fitch Collection (purchased by Spink after his death, 1915); W.N. Clarkson (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 16 April 1901) lot 94. Estimate: 6000 CHF |  |
