Commemorating the birth of Charles II on 29th May AD 1630

Cruciform shields

30mm, 3.60g

This coin comes with a previous printed label.

A little wear, even dark old collection tone.

Born the second son of James I Charles became heir upon the death of his elder brother Henry in AD 1612. After an unsuccessful attempt to marry him to the Infanta of Spain Charles married the Catholic Henrietta Maria of France in AD 1625. Charles strongly believed in the divine right of kings and upon his accension to the throne in AD 1625 it was not long before he quarrelled with Parliament which tried to curb his powers. This caused increasing unrest at his attempts to raise taxes without Parliamentary consent. There was uneasiness with his religious policies in part due to his marriage to a Catholic queen. He also quarrelled with the Scottish bishops and eventually both the Scottish and English Parliaments rebelled starting the Civil War.
Having been defeated by armies raised by Parliament Charles eventually fled from Oxford to the north where he was captured by the Scots who handed him over to the Long Parliament in London. Refusing to accept a Constitutional monarchy Charles escaped to the Isle of Wight. Charles attempted to reassert his control but was defeated by the Parliamentarians under Cromwell who had him brought back to London and tried. This time Charles was sentenced to death and was executed in Whitehall in January AD 1649. This instigated the Commonwealth when the country was ruled as a Republic until Charles II was restored as king in AD 1660.
The reign of Charles I is one of the most interesting numismatically. Not only were many provincial mints set up, particularly during the Civil War period, some outstanding machine- made coins were produced both in England and Scotland under Nicholas Briot.

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Commemorating the birth of Charles II on 29th May AD 1630

Cruciform shields

30mm, 4.49g

Well struck with little wear, even dark old collection tone.

Born the second son of James I Charles became heir upon the death of his elder brother Henry in AD 1612. After an unsuccessful attempt to marry him to the Infanta of Spain Charles married the Catholic Henrietta Maria of France in AD 1625. Charles strongly believed in the divine right of kings and upon his accension to the throne in AD 1625 it was not long before he quarrelled with Parliament which tried to curb his powers. This caused increasing unrest at his attempts to raise taxes without Parliamentary consent. There was uneasiness with his religious policies in part due to his marriage to a Catholic queen. He also quarrelled with the Scottish bishops and eventually both the Scottish and English Parliaments rebelled starting the Civil War.
Having been defeated by armies raised by Parliament Charles eventually fled from Oxford to the north where he was captured by the Scots who handed him over to the Long Parliament in London. Refusing to accept a Constitutional monarchy Charles escaped to the Isle of Wight. Charles attempted to reassert his control but was defeated by the Parliamentarians under Cromwell who had him brought back to London and tried. This time Charles was sentenced to death and was executed in Whitehall in January AD 1649. This instigated the Commonwealth when the country was ruled as a Republic until Charles II was restored as king in AD 1660.
The reign of Charles I is one of the most interesting numismatically. Not only were many provincial mints set up, particularly during the Civil War period, some outstanding machine- made coins were produced both in England and Scotland under Nicholas Briot.

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Crowned shield, lion over EBOR under

York

S2872; 30mm, 5.73g

Crease to flan resulting in flatness behind bust.

Born the second son of James I Charles became heir upon the death of his elder brother Henry in AD 1612. After an unsuccessful attempt to marry him to the Infanta of Spain Charles married the Catholic Henrietta Maria of France in AD 1625. Charles strongly believed in the divine right of kings and upon his accension to the throne in AD 1625 it was not long before he quarrelled with Parliament which tried to curb his powers. This caused increasing unrest at his attempts to raise taxes without Parliamentary consent. There was uneasiness with his religious policies in part due to his marriage to a Catholic queen. He also quarrelled with the Scottish bishops and eventually both the Scottish and English Parliaments rebelled starting the Civil War.
Having been defeated by armies raised by Parliament Charles eventually fled from Oxford to the north where he was captured by the Scots who handed him over to the Long Parliament in London. Refusing to accept a Constitutional monarchy Charles escaped to the Isle of Wight. Charles attempted to reassert his control but was defeated by the Parliamentarians under Cromwell who had him brought back to London and tried. This time Charles was sentenced to death and was executed in Whitehall in January AD 1649. This instigated the Commonwealth when the country was ruled as a Republic until Charles II was restored as king in AD 1660.
The reign of Charles I is one of the most interesting numismatically. Not only were many provincial mints set up, particularly during the Civil War period, some outstanding machine- made coins were produced both in England and Scotland under Nicholas Briot.

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Group A

Tower under King

mm. lis

S2685; 34mm, 8.92g

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A pleasing portrait piece.

Born the second son of James I Charles became heir upon the death of his elder brother Henry in AD 1612. After an unsuccessful attempt to marry him to the Infanta of Spain Charles married the Catholic Henrietta Maria of France in AD 1625. Charles strongly believed in the divine right of kings and upon his accension to the throne in AD 1625 it was not long before he quarrelled with Parliament which tried to curb his powers. This caused increasing unrest at his attempts to raise taxes without Parliamentary consent. There was uneasiness with his religious policies in part due to his marriage to a Catholic queen. He also quarrelled with the Scottish bishops and eventually both the Scottish and English Parliaments rebelled starting the Civil War.
Having been defeated by armies raised by Parliament Charles eventually fled from Oxford to the north where he was captured by the Scots who handed him over to the Long Parliament in London. Refusing to accept a Constitutional monarchy Charles escaped to the Isle of Wight. Charles attempted to reassert his control but was defeated by the Parliamentarians under Cromwell who had him brought back to London and tried. This time Charles was sentenced to death and was executed in Whitehall in January AD 1649. This instigated the Commonwealth when the country was ruled as a Republic until Charles II was restored as king in AD 1660.
The reign of Charles I is one of the most interesting numismatically. Not only were many provincial mints set up, particularly during the Civil War period, some outstanding machine- made coins were produced both in England and Scotland under Nicholas Briot.

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5th Bust

Crowned shield

mm. tun

S2526; 22mm, 2.48g

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A pleasing example, well struck on a large flan, minor weakness to bust.

The son of Mary Queen of Scots, James acceded the Scottish throne as James VI when only 1 year old upon his mother’s abdication in AD 1567. He married Anne of Denmark and upon the death of the childless Elizabeth succeeded the English throne in AD 1603 being the nearest heir. Following the Gunpowder plot of AD 1605 James brought in severe sanctions against Catholics and also introduced the King James Bible. Scotland remained a separate kingdom and retained its own currency James established a currency of similar weight and fineness in both realms although a 12:1 ratio between Scottish and English denominations was maintained.

The reign saw a number of reforms in the English coinage most notably the introduction of the gold Unite, itself replaced in AD 1619 by the Laurel. Copper coins were also issued for the first time when a licence was issued to Lord Harrington to issue farthings.

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1st Reign

Light Coinage

King in Ship / Royal Cross

E in waves, York mint.

S1963; 30mm, 3.73g

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This coin comes with previous handwritten labels.

Edward IV was born in Rouen and until the death of his father at the Battle of Wakefield in AD 1460 was known as the Earl of March. Taking up the Yorkist cause upon the death of his father Defeating the Lancastrians at Mortimers Cross and Towton he claimed the throne and was first crowned in AD 1461. He married Elizabeth Woodville in AD 1464. This led to a dispute with his chief adviser Richard Neville the Duke of Warwick. Eventually Warwick defected to the Lancastrians which resulted in Edward being deposed and Henry VI being reinstated. Edward fought back defeating Warwick at the Battle of Barnet and the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury in AD 1471. Warwick as well as Henry VI’s son Edward were killed and shortly afterwards Henry VI in the Tower. Edward reclaimed the throne.

Edward’s spending greatly exceeded his income and as a result the coinage was debased during his reign with the introduction of the Light coinage in AD 1464. Edward was keen on the arts and his count was described as being one of the most splendid in Europe. Edward died suddenly in AD 1483.

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1st Reign

Light Coinage

King in Ship / Royal Cross

mm. crown

London

S1950; 35mm, 7.74g

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Good detail, some surface marks consistent with being a field find.

Edward IV was born in Rouen and until the death of his father at the Battle of Wakefield in AD 1460 was known as the Earl of March. Taking up the Yorkist cause upon the death of his father Defeating the Lancastrians at Mortimers Cross and Towton he claimed the throne and was first crowned in AD 1461. He married Elizabeth Woodville in AD 1464. This led to a dispute with his chief adviser Richard Neville the Duke of Warwick. Eventually Warwick defected to the Lancastrians which resulted in Edward being deposed and Henry VI being reinstated. Edward fought back defeating Warwick at the Battle of Barnet and the Lancastrians at the Battle of Tewkesbury in AD 1471. Warwick as well as Henry VI’s son Edward were killed and shortly afterwards Henry VI in the Tower. Edward reclaimed the throne.

Edward’s spending greatly exceeded his income and as a result the coinage was debased during his reign with the introduction of the Light coinage in AD 1464. Edward was keen on the arts and his count was described as being one of the most splendid in Europe. Edward died suddenly in AD 1483.

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Class C

King in Ship / Royal Cross

London

S1742; 32mm, 6.94g

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Weak on kings face, otherwise a pleasing coin in hand.

Henry V is perhaps England’s most famous warrior king and was immortalised by Shakespeare for his victory over the French at Agincourt. Henry as Duke of Monmouth was increasingly involved in the affairs of state as his father Henry IV became increasingly ill from about the middle of his reign. As a young man Henry V was injured by an arrow at the Battle of Shrewsbury and all his subsequent portraits show only the left side of his face.

Civil Wars in France gave Henry IV the chance to re ignite the Hundred Years war and 2 expeditions were launched against France in AD 1411/1412. In AD 1415 Henry led another expedition to France capturing Harfleur. Against advice he decided to march back to Calais. It was on St Crispin’s Day, 25th October that he came up against the much larger French army. Deciding on battle he succeeded in routing the French force and winning one of the most famous victories in England’s history.

Returning for a second campaign he stormed across northern France capturing Rouen in AD 1419 and eventually Paris. Peace was negotiated at the Treaty of Troyes in AD 1420 whereby Henry was recognised as King of France after the death of the French king Charles VI. Unfortunately Henry died suddenly in AD 1422 shortly before Charles VI and before he could be crowned in Paris.

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Light Coinage AD 1412-13

King in Ship / Royal Cross

London

S1715; 33mm, 7.03g

Seldom offered for sale, all coinage of Henry IV is rare. Slight weakness to face of king but otherwise a decent example.

Henry Bolingbroke was the eldest son of John of Gaunt who had acted as Regent during the early part of Richard II reign. Henry was the first monarch to speak English as his native tongue. Although a cousin to Richard Henry was one of the Lords Appellant who revolted against Richard. by opposing his decision to try five of his courtiers for treason. The Appellants asserted Parliament’s authority and thereby controlled government policy at least until a royal recovery saw them swept from power. Initially Richard did not punish Henry when the revolt was put down even creating him Duke of Hereford. However when John of Gaunt died in AD 1399 Richard had Henry exiled and also disinherited of John of Gaunt’s titles and land.

Henry then raised an army and invaded Wales in August AD 1399. Richard, rather than fight, agreed to abdicate and was then taken back as captive to London where Henry was crowned. Although Henry had initially agreed to spare Richard’s life but upon discovering a plot to re instate Richard he had Richard taken to Pontefract Castle where Richard was starved to death early in AD 1400.

Henry faced many rebellions during his reign. These included a revolt by Owain Glyndwr who claimed to be the last Prince of Wales. Although Glyndwr was never captured Henry eventually managed to take control of Wales. He also faced an invasion by the Scots and a revolt from the Percy’s, the Duke of Northumberland, and his son Harry Hotspur. These were effectively put down when Henry succeeded in defeating them at the Battle of Shrewsbury in AD 1403.

Although Henry consulted with Parliament he was in disagreement with them when faced with by the Lollard movement. The Lollards were demanding unification of Western Christianity. Henry considered this to be heresy and wanted their leaders burnt as heretics. Parliament wanted some of the land belonging to the Church confiscated. Neither happened.

From the middle of his reign Henry was beset with ill health and relied increasingly upon his son Henry, Duke of Monmouth for support. Henry eventually died in AD 1413.

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Treaty Period

King in Ship / Royal Cross

London

S1506; 26mm, 3.89g

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A high grade example, well struck on a large flan and with little wear.

The coin comes with previous printed labels.

Son of Edward II Edward III is another great warrior king of The Middle Ages and is most famous for his campaigns in France and the great English victories at Sluys, Crecy and Poitiers at the start of the Hundred Years War. A campaign against the Scots at the start of his reign was unsuccessful however when Edward dismissed his chief minister, Roger Mortimer, he agreed a truce before taking up arms against France. The English won a naval victory at Sluys in AD 1340 which gave them control of the Channel. Landing an army in France Edward beat the French at Crecy capturing Calais. Ten years later his son Edward, The Black Prince, won an impressive victory at Poitiers thanks in part to the effectiveness of the English longbows. The Treaty of Bretigny in AD 1360 granted Edward additional territory in France although he also renounced his claim to the French throne. There was then a lull in the war and as Edward became older he became more lethargic leaving most of the campaigning to his sons
Edward’s reign saw the devastation of England’s population as well as those of most other European countries. Edward instigated various Legal reforms but is better known for his creation of various orders of chivalry which include the Order of the Garter. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales were also written towards the end of his reign.
The Groat was reintroduced during Edward’s reign together the first issue of gold coinage. Firstly the florin or leopard followed by the noble. In Ireland there was a small issue of silver halfpennies however there was a large issue of Anglo Gallic coins both in Edward’s name and also his son the Black Prince.

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