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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 346

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1683, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, fourth larger laureate and draped bust right, no stop before DEI, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, interlocking Cs in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 72; Bull 558 [R2] ~ albeit seven strings not noted; ESC 1065 [R2]; S.3381), adjustment marks before face, with a flaw to uppermost crown on reverse, otherwise lightly rubbed a bolder fine / very fine, scarce

Provenance

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

Acquired privately from Nicholls, 6 April 2006

Wayne Nicholls, FPL 96 (April 2006), no. 587 - "very fine, with light adjustment marks on obverse" - £500

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Sold for
£230

Starting price
£180