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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 304

Charles II, Halfcrown, 1669, 9 over 4, third, laureate, draped bust right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, interlinked C´s in angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, upright, +.decvs.et.tvtamen .*. anno.regni.vicesimo. primo., R over I in primo (ESC 465A R5; S.3365), M lightly scratched in field on obverse, weak at French arms, nearly very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 300-400PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951

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