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Auction: 22004 - The Jean-Marie Vanmeerbeeck and Simon English Esq. Collections of English Hammered and Milled Coins
Lot: 196

The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq. | Charles II (1660-1685), Second Hammered Coinage, Unite [of 20-Shillings], April-October 1662, Tower, (m.m.) CAROLVS • II • D • G • MAG • BRIT • FRAN • ET • HIB • REX, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, XX behind, rev. • FLORENT • CONCORDIA • REGNA •, crowned and oval-garnished shield dividing C-R, 9.10g [140.4grns], 8h, m.m. crown (Schneider [BNJ 1967], Pl. XII, R16 this coin; Schneider dies O9/R16 = EGC 149 [R2]; Wayte Raymond [1962], 78 = Schneider II, 408-412 same obverse die; North 2754; Spink 3304), cabinet friction in otherwise lustrous fields, partial striking softness to nape of neck and in corresponding area of reverse, a trace of tone below truncation, otherwise about extremely fine, rare in this quite brilliant condition

Provenance
The Lost Collection of Simon English Esq.
Seaby, July 1966, G1482 - small portion of flan weakly struck, otherwise sharp, good EF - £180.0.0

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Sold for
£22,000

Starting price
£5000