| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1240 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. 1625-1649. AR Crown (44mm, 29.48 g, 5h). Group III, type 3a. London mint; im: anchor. Struck 1638-1639. Charles on horse left, holding raised sword and reins / Coat-of-arms. Cooper, Silver dies XVIII/XXVI (this coin cited and illustrated); Brooker 263 (this coin); North 2195; SCBC 2758. A couple of light marks under deep old tone. Exceptionally well struck for type. Near EF. Very rare. Purchased from M. Rasmussen. Ex J.G. Brooker Collection; A. West Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1961); H.M. Lingford (Part I, Glendining, 24 October 1950), lot 112; E. Yates Collection (purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1938); T.G. Taylor Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1936); T. Bliss (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 March 1916), lot 364; J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 8 June 1906), lot 102; A.B. Richardson (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 22 May 1895), lot 211; S. Rostron (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 16 May 1892), lot 240; J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 664. Estimate: 8000 CHF |  |
