E-auction 24-7142 - fre_305654 - ENGLAND - KINGDOM OF ENGLAND - CHARLES I Schilling n.d. Londres, la Tour

ENGLAND - KINGDOM OF ENGLAND - CHARLES I Schilling n.d. Londres, la Tour VF

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Estimate :	80 €
Price :	40 €
Maximum bid :	59 €
End of the sale :	30 September 2013 16:35:30
bidders :	8 bidders

Type : Schilling

Date: (1639-1640)

Date: n.d.

Mint name / Town : Londres, la Tour

Metal : silver

Diameter : 30,8 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 5,54 g.

Coments on the condition:

Patine hétérogène

Catalogue references :

Spink.2797

Obverse

Obverse legend : (TRIANGLE) .CAROLVS. D'. G'. MA'. BR'. FR'. ET'. HI'. REX.

Obverse description : Buste de Charles Ier à gauche, couronné, cuirassé et portant un large col de dentelles ; derrière le buste XII.

Reverse

Reverse legend : (TRIANGLE) .CHRISTO. AVSPICE REGNO..

Reverse description : Écu ovale orné de cuirs, écartelé, aux 1 et 4 contre-écartelé en a et d de France, en b et c d'Angleterre, au 2 d'Écosse, au 3 d'Irlande ; C et R en accostement de l'écu.

Reverse translation : (Sous les auspices du Royaume du Christ).

Commentary

Les exemplaires présentant un triangle en début de légende ont été frappés entre 1639 et 1640.

Historical background

ENGLAND - KINGDOM OF ENGLAND - CHARLES I

(1625-1649)

Charles I was the son of James I of England (1603-1625) (or James VI of Scotland, 1567-1625) and grandson of Mary Stuart who was murdered by her cousin Elizabeth of England at the Tower of London in 1587. Charles, born in 1600, succeeded his father Jacques VI in 1625, the year of his marriage to Henrietta of France, sister of Louis XIII. Charles had retained all his confidence in the Duke of Buckingham, his father's favourite. War soon broke out between the Duke and the Cardinal. In 1627, the English won several naval victories over the French fleet which was trying to establish the blockade of La Rochelle. In 1628, on October 28, the city capitulated. Meanwhile, Buckingham had been murdered. The King came into conflict with Parliament, which accused him of absolutism and favoring Catholics. Civil war broke out in 1642 and lasted seven years. The "Roundheads" supporters of Parliament and Cromwell triumphed over the "Horsemen", the King's party which was finally tried and executed in 1649. The republic was proclaimed and Cromwell was its first "Lord protector"..