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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 439

Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1673, carolvs. ii. - dei. gratia, third, larger, laureate and draped bust right, hair ties both straight, rev. inverted die axis, mag. br. fra. et. hib. rex., four crowned shields cruciform, the shields of England and France separate, eight strings to Irish harp, interlinked Cs in angles, Garter Star in centre, edge with upright raised letters, .*. decvs. et. tvtamen. anno..regni. vicesimo. qvinto* (ESC 47; MCE 675; S.3358), a most attractive and sharply struck piece, a small die flaw above king's head, otherwise good extremely fine, very rare in this superb condition

provenance
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24-26 October 9150, lot 325, 'a lovely specimen, nicely toned, very rare'
Capt. H E G Paget, Glendining, 25-27 September 1946, lot 276, 'a lovely piece, nicely toned and very rare' , £17.10/-
Dr T Wakley, Sotheby, 6 December 1909, lot 138 'a perfect example in the finest condition and rare so'
J G Murdoch, second portion, Sotheby, 8-13 June 1903, lot 579 (part)
H Montagu, third portion, Sotheby, 13-19 November 1896, lot 790, 'very fine and rare in this state', £3.12/-
W Brice, collection purchased by H Montagu, 1888

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