Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 339
Charles II, Halfcrown, 1678, fourth, laureate, draped bust right, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, five 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 .tricesimo (ESC 480 R4; S.3367), attractively toned, a pleasing very fine, extremely rare Estimate £ 800-1,000PROVENANCEA E Bray, Glendining, 1 May 1985, lot 155M Kaufman, Spink Auction 124, 19 November 1997, lot 1847
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