Obverse:

CAROLVS D G [M]A BR FR ET HI REX. Horseman left, sword in hand, sash flying from waist, horse with twisted tail.

Reverse:

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO 1645/4?. Round garnished shield.

Very fine or better, toned. Hulett noted this coin to be ‘perhaps unique?’. Besly catalogued this coin as 164? 5, which was also uncertainly followed by Bull as 5/4, although not clear, we believe this to be 1644 but with script 4’s.

From the S. Maguire Collection [bt from us Sep 2019]

Ex Dr J Hulett Collection [bt Spink Auction 117 - Nov 1996 Lot 351 - £650]

Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, Oct 1993 - Number 7195 - £475 (Illustrated)

Published in:

Besly E. (1992) 'The English Civil War Mints At Truro And Exeter' British Numismatic Journal, Volume 62, Plate 19 number N47 (This coin).

Bull, M. (2010) 'The Half-Crowns of Charles I 1625-1649', Volume 5, Page 92 - 655/47 (This coin).