THE DR PAUL BROUGHTON COLLECTION OF ENGLISH HAMMERED GOLD COINS
458 458 (x1.5) x458
James I (1603-1625), third coinage 1621-23, Gold Crown or Quarter-Laurel, 2.26g, m.m. thistle, IACOBVS D G MAG BRI FR ET HI REX, second laureate bust left, mark of value behind, rev. HENRICVS ROSAS REGNA IACOBVS, shield on long cross fleury, m.m. after REGNA (Schneider 95-96; N.2118; S.2642), extremely fine, rare
£800-1,000
PROVENANCE:
St James’s auction 12, 5 November 2009, lot 430
459
459 (x1.5) x459
Charles I (1625-1649), Unite, Tower mint, Group C, m.m. plume, CAROLVS D G MAG third high-crowned bust left, rev. FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA, crowned and garnished oval shield dividing C-R (N.2150; S.2690), lustrous, a splendid example, unusually round, full flan, the legends all sharp, with full outer beading, well detailed on portrait, reddish gold surfaces, NGC graded AU-58
BRIT FR ET HIB REX,
PROVENANCE:
Glendinings, 24 November 1976, lot 159 Dr Jacob Y. Terner collection Goldberg ‘Millennia’ collection, 26 May 2008, lot 302
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£5,000-6,000