Charles I Pattern Unite of 30 Shillings weight of gold
Charles I (1625-49), Pattern gold Unite of Thirty Shillings, struck in high relief by Abraham Van Der Dort, long haired bust left in lace collar, no mark of value, initial mark lis with stop either side, CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FR; ET. HI; REX, toothed border surrounding each, reverse struck en medaille, crowned oval quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, initial mark lis at end of legend (1625), FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA. toothed border surrounding, plain edge, weight 13.89gms, or 214 grains, (cf.WR 22 R5; Farquhar, British Numismatic Journal, first series, volume 5, 1908, page 178 this coin illustrated, N.2655). Light scratch in obverse field with light wear to highest points only, light red tone, small rim abrasion, good VF, reverse better, the only known specimen of this weight for thirty shillings worth of gold, perhaps unique as the only known example to us.
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Charles I (1625-49), Pattern gold Unite of Thirty Shillings, struck in high relief by Abraham Van Der Dort, long haired bust left in lace collar, no mark of value, initial mark lis with stop either side, CAROLVS. D; G; MAG; BRIT; FR; ET. HI; REX, toothed border surrounding each, reverse struck en medaille, crowned oval quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right, initial mark lis at end of legend (1625), FLORENT. CONCORDIA. REGNA. toothed border surrounding, plain edge, weight 13.89gms, or 214 grains, (cf.WR 22 R5; Farquhar, British Numismatic Journal, first series, volume 5, 1908, page 178 this coin illustrated, N.2655). Light scratch in obverse field with light wear to highest points only, light red tone, small rim abrasion, good VF, reverse better, the only known specimen of this weight for thirty shillings worth of gold, perhaps unique as the only known example to us.
