STUART. Charles I. 1625-1649. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.44 g, 12h). Group III, type 3a3. Tower (London) mint; im: eye. Struck under Parliament, 1645. (eye) · CAROLVS · D’· G’· MAG’· BRI’· FRA’· ET · HIIB’· REX ·, Charles on horseback left, holding reins in left hand and sword in right / (eye) · CHRISTO · AVSPICE · REGNO ·, coat-of-arms. Cf. Bull 509e/33; Brooker 359-361; North 2213; SCBC 2778. Iridescent toning with underlying luster, slightly weak strike at center. EF. A remarkably well preserved example of this usually crude issue.
