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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 338

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1679 over 7, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, second laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; Bull 546 [R2]; ESC 1055 [R2]; S.3375), lightly flecked but toned, with the usual die flaw before nose, a really bold fine to approaching very fine in most parts, the overdate clear and very rare

Provenance

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

Acquired privately from Spink, 23 May 2000

Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2000, no. 2380 - "lightly haymarked, weak at centre, good very fine and rare" - £400

Douglas Walton, collection dispersed by Spink, Spring 2000

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Sold for
£400

Starting price
£200