| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1241 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 (46mm, 30.02 g, 5h). Group IV, type 4. London mint; im: sun. Struck under Parliament, 1645-1646. Charles on horse left, holding raised sword and reins / Coat-of-arms. Cooper, Silver dies XXIV/XXXVII (this coin cited and illustrated); Brooker 272 (same dies); North 2198; SCBC 2761. Very light doubling on reverse. The obverse particularly bold as a result. Some light cabinet friction on high points. Rich old tone. EF. Very rare thus. Ex E.D.J. Van Roekel (Spink 156, 15 November 2001), lot 40; P.W. Karon (Spink 129, 17 November 1998), lot 78; B. Mantegazza (Spink 113, 5 March 1996), lot 12; Hopetown House (Spink 67, 16 November 1988), lot 315; S.A.H. Whetmore (Glendining, 14 July 1961, lot 31; H.M. Lingford (Part I, Glendining, 24 October 1950), lot 126; T. G. Taylor Collection (purchased en bloc by Spink, 1936); J.G. Murdoch (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 18 June 1903), lot 109. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
