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HM29695

Charles II 3rd Hammered Issue Halfcrown with mark of value and inner circles

Regular price £3,500
Regular price Sale price £3,500

Charles II (1660-85), silver Halfcrown of Thirty Pence, third hammered issue (1661-62), crowned bust left, engraved by Thomas Simon, mark of value XXX behind in field, legend with inner and outer toothed border surrounding, initial mark crown both sides, CAROLVS. II. D: G. MAG: BR FR: ET. HIB: REX, rev. long cross fourchée over quartered shield of arms, legend with inner and outer toothed border surrounding, .CHRISTO. AVSPICE. REGNO. Weight 14.81g (Bull 301; ESC 456; N.2761; S.3321). Surprisingly well struck for this issue on a broad flan, more or less all legends and design apparent, even the light raised striations from the original tooling of the dies has transmitted to the fields in the striking, slight double strike to reverse, good very fine for issue.

The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Charles by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland"; and on the reverse "I reign under the auspice of Christ."

Provenance:

Ex Classical Numismatic Review XLIV, CNG Lancaster USA, August 2019 Summer.

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