Bristol

In operation from August or September 1643 to when the city fell on September 11, 1645. Issues typically have plumes and/or a Br mintmark and include Halfcrowns (most common), Shillings, Sixpences, Groats, Threepences, Halfgroats, Pennies, gold Unites and Half Unites/Double Crowns. Surviving examples are scarce to rare with Halfcrowns in the low hundreds (though only a handful of any given variety), down to pennies with at most a dozen known. Some of the dies originated in Oxford.

Penny

ca. 1643-5 Penny minted in Bristol
 

CAROLVS D G M B F E H REX
Narrow bust of Charles left, mark of value behind.

IVSTITIA THRONVM FIRMAT
Large plume with bands.
Ex Phil Hutchings, Jon Mann. Pierced for a royalist badge. One of ten known (2026).
North 2511l · S 3027

Twopence

1643-5 Halfgroat minted in Bristol
 

Bust of Charles left, II behind.

Declaration, Br monogram below.
Doubled portrait.
Morrieson A-1 · Brooker cf. 1007 · North 2510 · S 3026

Groat

1644 Groat minted in Bristol
 

CAROLVS D G MAG R FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, IIII behind, plumelet before.

EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENVE INIMICI
REL: PRO / LEG: ANG / LIB: PAR, 3 plumes above.
Br mintmark
Morrieson B-2 · Brooker cf. 1003–1004 · North 2506 · S 3023

Shilling

1643 Shilling minted in Bristol
 

Crowned bust left; XII (mark of value) to right.

Three Bristol plumes above Declaration.
Plumes/Br mintmarks
Obverse was an Oxford die, so one of the earliest Bristol coins. Ex Bob Thomas, Phil Hutchings, Bob Lyalls, Martin Hughes.
Morrieson A-5 var · Brooker 992 · N 2494 · S 3012
1644 Shilling minted in Bristol
 

CAROLVS D G MAG R FR ET H REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENVR INIMICI
RELIG: PRO / LEG: ANG / LIB: PAR
Plumes/Br mintmarks
Ex Henry Webb, Hyman Montagu 1896, W. Talbot Ready, Dr Ernest C. Carter (1950), Raymond Carlyon-Britton.
Morrieson B-1 · Br 995 · N 2496 · S 3014
1644 Shilling minted in Bristol
 

CAROLVS D G MAG R FR ET H REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

EXVRGAT DEVS DISSIPENVE INIMICI
RELIG: PRO / LEG: ANG / LIB: PAR
Br mintmark
Morrieson C-1 · Brooker cf. 996 · North 2499 · S 3015

Halfcrown

1643 Halfcrown minted in Bristol
 

Horseman wearing curious flat crown, without groundline.

Declaration in two lines, three plumes above.
Br mintmark
North 2488 · S 3006
1644 Halfcrown minted in Bristol
 

Horseman wearing curious flat crown, without groundline. Shrewsbury plume behind.

Declaration in two lines, three plumes above.
Plumes/Br mintmark
Ex Roberts, Dr. John Hulett.
Morrieson B-1 · Bull cf. 640 · Brooker cf. 976 · North 2489 · S 3007