House of Stuart - Charles I

Shilling minted in London

CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left.

FLORENT CONCORDIA REGNA
Crowned framed oval quartered shield of arms, crowned C to left, crowned R to right.

Brooker 1240, North 2655, MI 374/269. Contemporary cast pattern in high relief from designs by Abraham van der Dort.

1626 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over cross fourchee.

S 2782. A2/1. Cross calvary mintmark. 3 week light coinage (5.19g instead of usual ~5.9g) experiment.

ca. 1628-30 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAR D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX
Crowned, armored, and mantled bust of Charles right, B below.

FIDEI DEFENSOR
Crowned coat-of-arms within garter.

MI 375/271, Brooker 1261, North 2664 (all refs for struck pattern in silver). Pattern by Briot in off-metal brass.

1635-36 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Round garnished shield, no CR.

Crown mintmark. Ex Messing hoard.

1636-38 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

NGC VF35

CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Round garnished shield, no CR.

S 2791. Tun mintmark.

1636-38 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over cross moline.

S 2794. F1/1. Tun mintmark. Small XII.

1638–39 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX
Large bust of Charles I left wearing a stellate lace collar, double-arched crown, and XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over a cross fleury (ending within the inner circle), with a distinctive unusual Irish harp (Briot's cleft-footed style) in the arms.

Brooker 736 (same dies), North 2308, S 2862. Anchor mintmark (flukes to right). Briot's 1st shilling. Ex P Woodard, Bob Lyall.

1638-39 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

PCGS AU55

CAROLVS D G MAG BRIT FR ET HIB REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over long cross fourchee.

S 2859. Anchor with B (Briot) below mintmark. Briot's second milled issue. ex Richard August.

1638-39 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MA BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over cross moline.

S 2797. F5/1. Anchor mintmark. Colons surrounding reverse anchor.

1638-42 Shilling minted in Aberystwyth

CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HI REX
Bust of Charles left with square lace collar, small XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Oval shield with arms.

Brooker 748, N 2328, S 2881. Type 1. Book mintmark.

1639-40 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)

CAROLVS D G MAG BR FR ET HIB REX
Bust of Charles left, XII behind.

CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO
Square-topped shield over cross moline.

S 2799. G1/2. Triangle mintmark. Early reverse 2 with transitional cross ends. Obverse legend associated with "carefully struck" (i.e., presentation) pieces.

1639-40 Shilling minted in London (Tower Mint)