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EM16939

Scotland, Charles II 1675 Two Merks, type III with F below bust

Regular price £1,350
Regular price Sale price £1,350

Scotland, Charles II (1649-85),silver Two Merks, 1675, type III, F 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 Buckland Dix and Wood, Auction 2, 6th October 1993, lot 811.

Ex Lucien M. LaRiviere, Scottish Collection, Spink Coin Auction 179, 29th March 2006, lot 247.

Ex Michael Gietzelt Collection, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 181, 16th September 2020, lot 147.

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