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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 398

Charles II (1660-1685), Crown, 1663 XV, first draped and laureate bust right, no rose below bust, no stop above, rev. stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, dated and downwards lettered edge, 29.58g, 6h (ESC 22; Bull 353; S.3354), unsightly scratches above head, otherwise a superior coin, uniformly and boldly struck up for issue, accentuated by rich and colour even cabinet toned overlying lustrous original fields, almost extremely fine, and very seldom encountered in this laudable state

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 7 February 1901 - £2.10.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1901 (P.4486, no. 55991) - "A superb coin, F.D.C." - £2.10.0



In this instance, Fuller evidently practised the edict of buying the best that his money could afford, overlooking an "EF example" (55990) priced at £2.0.0 in favour of this specimen.

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Sold for
£1,100

Starting price
£5