Description
Charles I (1625-1649), AR ‘Declaration’ Pound, 1642, Civil War Issues, Shrewsbury mint, mm. four pellets/five pellets. CAROLVS:D:G:MAGNI:BRITAN:FR:ET:HIB:REX, King on horseback left, sword in right hand, plume behind, with groundline, pile of arms beneath horse, Rev. EXVRGAT·DEVS·DISSIPENTVR·INIMICI / RELIG:PROT:LEG ANGL:LIBER:PAR, XX and three plumes above, date below, 119.53g/8h. (Morr. D-4; N. 2363; S. 2918). Bold Good Very Fine, some parts nearer to Extremely Fine, rare. Horseman bold, and legend crisp. Mintmark on obverse obscured by the usual die flaw.


