Lot 1664
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Charles I, 1625-1649. AV Unite, Oxford, 1642, no im.
Crowned bust left holding sword and olive branch, value behind, rev. Declaration on two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below. 8.98 g.
BJ dies -/2; Schneider 305 - same dies; Brooker 843 - this coin; N.2386; S.2731.
Lightly double struck in parts on obverse. Deeply toned. Good VF. Very rare.
NGC AU 53 (8905347-007)
Ex A. H. Baldwin Winter list 2007/08, no. BH025; Sotheby, 13 February 1986, lot 110; J. G. Brooker; H. A. Parsons (Glendining, 11 May 1954), lot 80.
On the ticket of the die duplicate in his own collection Herbert Schneider noted, 'middle plume on reverse probably struck over Shrewsbury plume, perhaps the earliest die of the Bushell team in Oxford.' No Unites are known for Shrewsbury and the excessively rare Triple Unite of this mint has no obverse initial mark as does the Unite offered here.
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Charles I, 1625-1649. AV Unite, Oxford, 1642, no im. – Crowned bust left holding sword and olive branch, value behind, rev. Declaration on two lines, three Oxford plumes above, date below. 8.98 g.…
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Price checked 02/11/2026, 11:30:07
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- Lot #
- 1664
- Currency
- CHF
- Location
- Zürich, CH
- Lot Ends
- 19 Nov 2026, 08:00:00
- Auction Ends
- 19 Nov 2026, 08:00:00
- Lots in Auction
- 111