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EM16938

Scotland, Charles II 1673 Two-Merks, type II with thistle below bust

Regular price £1,350
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Scotland, Charles II (1649-85),silver Two Merks, 1673, type III, F for Thomas Falconer below laureate and draped bust right, outer beaded circle with legend surrounding, CAROLVS II. DEI: GRA.,rev.value XXVI over 8 at centre of crowned cruciform shields, crowned interlinked Cs in angles, crowns intrude legend, date either side of crown to upper left, legend surrounding, .MAG BRI. FRA ET. HIB REX., E of REX struck over letter I, edge plain, weight 12.88g (Murray 11b; Burns 4, fig 1050; S.C.B.I. 35:1574; S.5609).Toned, with flan fault at base of bust, otherwise good fine for issue, rare.

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

Provenance:

Ex Spink and Son Ltd, November 1988.

Ex Harrington E. Manville Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 132, 15th September 2015, lot 13.

Ex Michael Gietzelt Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 181, 16th September 2020, lot 146.

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