Lot 4198
Great Britain. Groat, 1646. S.3042. Charles I. Bridgnorth On Severn Groat. Obverse portrait of king left with mark of value (IIII pence) above left shoulder and plumelet in front of face. Mint mark plumelet. Reverse, scroll above declaration and date below. All coins from this unusual provincial mint are rare, but exceptionally so in this high grade. For a crudely and hastily made piece (by beleaguered Royalist forces) the detail is excellent. NGC graded EF-45. WINGS Approved.
* The Spink catalogue notes that after the surrender of Bristol in September 1645 many of the Royalist soldiers drifted back to Oxford, and those who produced the Bristol dies were able to continue their numismatic activities using altered versions of these existing dies. The English Midlands town of Ashby de la Zouch was fortified (by the Royalists) in September 1645, but following its fall in early 1646 the Royalists then marched on Bridgenorth-on-Severn, holding out until the end of April 1646. These were desperate times for Charles I - the 'beginning of the end ' for the king. The future only held the prospect of surrender, humiliation and eventual execution.
Estimated Value $1,800 - 2,000.
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