Great Britain (1645) unite Fr-249

Stack's Bowers 2022 ANA sale, lot 32046

This specimen was lot 32046 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $8,700. The catalog description^[1] noted, "GREAT BRITAIN. Unite, ND (1645). London Mint; mm: eye. Charles I. NGC AU-55. Group D, fifth bust. Struck under Parliament. Obverse: Crowned and armored bust left; XX (mark of value) to right; Reverse: Garnished oval coat-of-arms; crown above. Highly brilliant and lustrous, this golden-yellow specimen presents a rather alluring strike and tremendous overall detail remaining. Though holdered as S-2696, it instead appears to be a slightly earlier bust type. From the Augustana Collection." By 1645, Charles I had lost the Civil War and was a captive of Parliament, awaiting trial and execution. Divided over what would replace the monarchy, Parliament retained the king's portrait as long as possible.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 9 g, 0.917 fine gold.

Catalog reference: S-2693; Fr-249; N-2153; Brooker-Unlisted.

Source:

Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
^[1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III, the Augustana Collection and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.

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