Description
Charles I (1625-1649) Halfcrown, Oxford mint 1644, mm. Oxford plume on obverse only, Briot’s horseman, Oxford plume behind, rough ground below. Latin legend reads CAROLVS: D: G: MAG: BR: FR: ET: HIB: REX. Rev, declaration in two lines RELIG: PRO: LE / ANG: LIB: PAR, large Oxford plume between two smaller above, legend surrounds EXVRGAT. DEVS. DISSIPENTVR. INIMICI, small date and ox below, both between lozenges, 14.42 (Brooker 911; N.2430; S.2965). Weak on horseman in the strike as is the case for the issue. Struck on a slightly irregular flan otherwise very fine. £795