Vyvyan’s (Truro) Mint

452, Lot: 894. Estimate $750. Sold for $475. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Crown (42mm, 28.57 g, 10h). Vyvyan’s (Truro) mint; im: rose. Struck 1642-1643. Charles on horseback left, holding reins and raised sword / Oval coat-of-arms; shield in ornate frame. Brooker 1011-2 (same obv. die); North 2532; SCBC 3055 (as Exeter). Toned, some areas of striking weakness, hairline flan crack. Fine.

Ex Ian Gordon Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 90, 23 May 2012), lot 2597; Marian A Sinton Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 53, 15 March 2000), lot 2306.