CHARLES I UNITE

Sceptre mint mark. Extremely rare.

Date:
1646-8
Type:
Charles I Unite
Mint:
Tower under Parliament
Material:
Gold
Weight:
9.20g
Quality:
Extremely fine grade
Spink:
2696
Status:
SOLD
Price:

Description:
Group G, (under Parliament). Obverse: Seventh bust. Reverse: Crowned oval garnished shield dividing CR (Brooker 126, Schnieder II, 172: N.2157. Unites with the sceptre mint mark are extremely rare with not more than ten examples known. This example being one of the finest. Extremely fine. Obverse is weakly struck with original diagonal serrations in fields showing no wear. Dull toning on reverse. N over rotated N in FLORENT. With Lockett ticket. PROVENANCE: Bought Spink, April 1997 Brooker SCBI 33-126 - this coin R.C Lockett, Glendining, 16 October 1956, lot 2204 P. Carlyon-Britton, collection sold privately to Seaby