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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 296

Charles II, Halfcrown, 1666, 6 over 4, third, laureate, draped bust right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to Irish harp, interlinked C´s in angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, inverted, +.decvs.et.tvtamen .*. anno.regni.xviii. (ESC 461 R5; S.3363), toned, very fine, reverse better and perhaps the finest known specimen of this extremely rare issue Estimate £ 3,500-4,000PROVENANCEP Bateman, Bonhams, 4 June 1998, lot 369

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