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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 409

Charles II (1660-1685), Royal African Company, 'Elephant' Shilling, 1666, no stop before DEI, CAROLVS II • - DEI • GRATIA, first laureate and draped bust variety right, elephant below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, five strings to harp, edge straight milled, 5.94g, 6h (Woodhouse 321; Lord Hamilton 77; Manville 51; Pywell-Phillips 55; ESC 1026; cf. Bull 507 but with stop after HIB; S.3373), lightly rubbed, otherwise pleasantly cabinet toned, very fine, a celebrated rarity of the Shilling series

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 7 March 1900 - £1.0.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, March 1900 (P.3881, no. 60921) - "rare, very fine" - £1.0.0

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Sold for
£3,000

Starting price
£5