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1671 VICESIMO TERTIO Charles 11 Crown, third laureate and draped bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, lettered edge upwards, 29.69g, 7h (Bull 386; ESC 43), with nice residual toning, nice example of this scarce coin.
Obverse: shows the third portrait of Charles II.
The legend reads:
CAROLUS II DEI GRATIA (Charles II by the Grace of God)
Reverse: design is a Royal Coat of Arms.
There are interlinked Cs in the angles and a garter star at centre.
Price to include Special Deliverey
£250 (Our ref 570)
Charles II was to accept a free parliament and was proclaimed king in May 1660. The coin below issued two years after his return is a nice early example of the engravers art. and a milestone in milled coinage and is in fantastic condition.
He was a superb politician and probably not one of the luckiest. During his reign he had two major disasters, in 1665 the Black Plague and in 1666 the Great Fire of London, that wiped out two thirds of the city. But the country grew richer and maritime grew stronger under his reign.
1662 Charles II (1660-1685) Crown - Mint: London -
Obverse: First draped bust right; rose below -
Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields around central Garter Star - gr. 29,81 - Cabinet tone, Fantastic Condition. DAV. 3774. SCBC 3350
On 29 May 1660, a weary British nation rejoiced as King Charles II was restored to the throne of England after the austere years of Oliver Cromwell.
Price to include Special Deliverey
£500 (Our ref )
1836 William IV Silver Half Crown ESC 666,
Bull 2482. The reign of William IV only lasted for
7 years, and his halfcrowns were all of a similar style.
As with the Crown, the Halfcrown featured a unique shield on a mantle design on the reverse, coupled with the bare-head portrait of William IV on the obverse. nice example of this rare coin.
Price to include Special Deliverey £140 (Our ref 38)
1897 Victoria Crown LXI - ESC 313, Bull 2603
The 1897 Victoria Old Head crown with the St George and the dragon reverse. It was the third major portrait type of Victoria's reign, known as the veiled head, the old head was not used until 1893. . NEF
Price to include Special Deliverey £130 (Our ref 20)
1816 George 111 Halfcrown nice grade.
Known as the Bull Head. It lasted just two years as the King took offence to the portrait and new designs were ordered. This was the first halfcrown struck for over sixty years.
Price to include Special Delivery £160 (Our Ref 78)
Crown, Charles 11 1663 XV, first bust variety, extra curl, ties to R of CAROLVS, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, interlocking cyphers in angles, edge lettering upwards, 29.67g, 6h (Bull 358; ESC 27; Spink 3354), Fantastic Condition for its age
Our Price - £320 (Our Ref (160)