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1643 Charles I Oxford Mint Halfcrown - 603E - I over C error
£850
Charles I (1625 - 49) Oxford Mint (1642 - 46) Halfcrown, 1643, Oxford Horseman left with high groundline below, Oxford plume in field below rev. Declaration in two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below mm. Pellet/Colon (S.2955; N.2415; Bull Ox 603E; Bull 604/2; Morr. G-2; SCBI Brooker –) weight 14.0 grams
Strange 5 like flaw right of the exergue and the last I in INIMICI over a C. 1 of just 4 that exist of this intriguing engravers error.
Provenance
Ex DNW 8th December 2015, lot 862
Ex Maurice Bull Collection