Lot 3131
Charles I (1625-49), Gold Unite of Twenty Shillings, Oxford Mint, 1643. Crowned armoured half-length figure of King left, holding upright sword and palm branch, value XX behind, Latin legend and beaded borders surrounding, initial mark Oxford plumes, CAROLVS. D: G. MAG: BR: FR: ET: HIBER: REX, rev. abbreviated Latin Declaration inscription on three line scroll at centre, RELIG: PROT / :LEG: ANG: / LIBER: PAR, date below, three Oxford plumes above, Latin legend commences upper left within beaded and toothed border surrounding, two pellets at end of legend, EXVRGAT: DEVS: DISSIPENTVR: INIMICI:, weight 9.03g (Beresford-Jones dies VIII / 13; Schneider 318; N.2389; Brooker 850; S.2734). Toned, quite well struck especially on portrait with just a few superficial weaknesses in legend and sword blade, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU55, with a good pedigree. Estimated Value $19,500 - UP
NGC Certification 5880656-022. We note currently that this is the top of the population for a 1643 dated Unite of Oxford at NGC and finer than all the 1643 dated Unites graded at PCGS. The abbreviated obverse legend translates as "Charles, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland". The abbreviated reverse Declaration translates as "The religion of the Protestants, the Laws of England, the Liberty of Parliament". The outer reverse legend translates as "Let God arise and let his enemies be scattered." The records of output at the Oxford Mint have not unfortunately passed down to the present day but there are a number of different dies used across the Unite series from 1642 to 1646 inclusive as detailed in the artlcle "The Oxford Mint 1642-6" by R. D. Beresford-Jones, British Numismatic Journal, Volume 28, 1955, pages 604-619.
Ex Captain Ronald D. Wills, Glendining, 6th December 1938, lot 93.
Ex Dr John Cosmo Stuart Rashleigh, part III, Glendining, 10th June 1953, lot 61.
Ex Heritage New York Signature Sale, 3rd January 2016, lot 31232.
Ex Dr Jonathan P Rosen, CNG Triton XXI, 9th January 2018, lot 1456.
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