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Auction: 22105 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 20 - The Wootton Collection of English Silver Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 2257

Charles II (1660-1685), 'Elephant' Crown, 1666 XVIII, second laureate and draped bust right, elephant below, rev. reads RE•X in error, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, lettered edge upwards, 29.42g, 6h (Bull 369 [R2]; ESC 34; Spink 3356), scratches and pecking on obverse, especially before face and above bust, lightly cleaned, the variety otherwise clear, strictly fair / almost fine and thus about average for this popular type, a noted rarity in the Crown series

Provenance
K Bayford, Motorcycle Museum, Birmingham Coin Fair, 27 May 1995

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Sold for
£600

Starting price
£280