1642 Oxford Crown Charles I NGC AU50
£12,750.00
Charles I Rare 1642 Oxford Crown – Oxford Mint, with Shrewsbury horseman
Graded by NGC AU50 – about uncirculated 50 – NGC have attributed this coin to Spink-2926 Shrewsbury Crown when in fact this is the Oxford crown with Shrewsbury horseman Spink-2946, this is the 3rd highest graded OXFORD crown,
What A coin only 600 years old and near as struck on a full round flan, fields are perfect with no cracks / stress marks in metal, all legends really well stuck up, you will not get many chances to own such a nice Oxford crown, direct from a private collection
Obverse: Crowned armoured King on horseback facing left, holding upright sword, with plain ground-line below, Shrewsbury plume in right field, With Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding: .CAROLVS: D: G: MAG: BRIT: FRAN: ET: HIBER: REX
Reverse: Latin Declaration in two lines at centre between ruled lines RELIG: PROT: LEG / ANG: LIBER: PAR, three Oxford plumes above, over value .V., 1642 below, With Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding: EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR:
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