Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 86

xCharles II, hammered coinage, Double-crown, 4.57g., second issue, class II, laureated and draped bust left, mark of value behind, rev. crowned oval garnished shield with C R at sides, m.m. crown on obverse only (Schneider dies O3/R4; Schneider 416 (same dies); N.2756; S.3305), a splendid example of this rare denomination, very sharply struck, with a lovely golden/purple tone, extremely fine, very rare thus Estimate £ 3,000-4,000 PROVENANCE:J D Cuff, Sotheby, 8 June 1854, lot 1313Rev. T F Dymock, Sotheby, 1 June 1858, lot 364S Rostron, Sotheby, 16 May 1892, lot 363H Clark, Sotheby, 23 May 1898, lot 349H O O´Hagan, Sotheby, 16 December 1907, lot 202E M Norweb, Spink Auction 56, 19 November 1986, lot 962

Sold for
£6,200