Obverse:

CAROLVS D G MAG BRI FRA ET HI REX. Sixth, Briot style, bust l with lace collar, value mark XII behind.

Reverse:

CHRISTO AVSPICE [RE]GNO. Square topped shield over cross moline.

About very fine and with a rich blue tone.

Ex "Battle of Aylesbury” Hoard - No. 829

The Aylesbury Civil War Hoard was discovered in March 2023 by a metal detectorist in the parish of Oakley, near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The hoard comprised of 1,064 silver coins dating from the reigns of Elizabeth I, James I, and Charles I, found within a broken ceramic vessel. The most recent coins in the hoard were struck in 1642 from Oxford.

The hoard was initially marketed after the alleged Battle of Aylesbury, which is reported to have taken place that same year, suggesting the coins may have been deliberately buried during the early stages of the English Civil War. Despite contemporary pamphlets, the actual existence and exact location of the battle (or skirmish) is still disputed.

The hoard was recorded with the British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS: BUC-D73196), disclaimed as treasure and subsequently returned to the finder.