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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 322

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1671, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, legend tight to crown of head, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, with clear ties to laurel wreath, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Manville 56 this coin; EMC 107; ESC 1034 [R3]; Bull 518 [R3]; S.3375), on a broad flan, the usual die flaw in first quarter of reverse and a softer strike on the bust, a light even tone on attractive lustrous surfaces, a most pleasing very fine, the reverse approaching extremely fine, an extremely rare variety especially for this highly difficult date and with an esteemed pedigree

Provenance

The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two

Spink 196, 25 September 2008, lot 929

H E Manville, Spink 9, 4 June 1980, lot 56 - "broad flan, obverse very fine, reverse about extremely fine, attractively toned, and extremely rare"

SCMB, June 1958, SH125 - "good VF /nearly EF, RRR" - £6.10.0


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Estimate
£1,400 to £2,000

Starting price
£1200