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1/2 Crown - Charles I Tower mint under the King, group II, type 2c
| Issuer | Tower Mint (Royal Mint) |
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| Year | 1630-1632 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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Group II of Charles I's Tower coinage represents the period when Nicholas Briot, a French-trained medallist, was agitating loudly for control of the English mint — his superior mechanical methods a standing rebuke to the hand-hammered production still dominant here. Type 2c is distinguished by its smaller, rounder horse compared to earlier Group II varieties, a subtle revision that helps sequence the dies within a span of barely two years.
The early 1630s were fiscally turbulent: Charles was governing without Parliament and funding the Crown through increasingly unpopular expedients, including forced loans. Coin production at the Tower reflected this pressure.