Charles I (1625-1649)

Silver Shilling

Oxford mint

1646, crowned bust left, mark of value right, rev. protestant declaration in three lines, three plumes above date below, annulets between plumes and date, mm. Shrewbury plume/-, 6.23g, (S.2978, N.2454). Weakly struck to part of face and correspondingly on reverse but overall better than very fine.

Provenance:

H.W. Morrieson Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-24th November 1933, lot 622 (part)
E.C. Carter Collection, sold c.1950
R. Carlyon-Britton Collection, sold c.1959
bt P. Wallwork September 1989

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