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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 347

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | Charles II (1660-1685), Shilling, 1684, CAROLVS • II • - DEI • GRATIA, fourth larger 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 73; Bull 559; ESC 1066; S.3381), lightly cabinet toned and lustrous, a pleasingly good very fine, a choicer example of this last Carolean year of issue

Provenance

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

Acquired privately from Spink, 4 June 1973

Spink Numismatic Circular, June 1973, no. 4976 - "scarce, good very fine" - £60

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Sold for
£800

Starting price
£350