| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
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| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Charles I 'Fine Work' Shillings of the Tower Mint. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.81 g, 6h). Aberystwyth mint; im: open book. Struck 1638/9-1642. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and sword; plumes to right / Plumes over coat-of-arms. Morrieson, Aberystwyth A-1; Brooker 741 (this coin); North 2325; SCBC 2878 (this coin illustrated). Very well struck for Aberystwyth. Even wear on high points. Distinctive 'Bridgewater' mauve toning. Good VF for issue. Very rare in this condition. Ex R. Richardson (Glendining, 7 April 1982), lot 55; J.G. Brooker Collection; Bridgewater House (Sotheby's, 15 June 1972), lot 255. This coin exhibited, Coins, Crown & Conflict, American Numismatic Association, Money Museum, 2007. Estimate: 6000 CHF |  |
