Details
LOT 3563
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II CU Halfpenny. 1660-1685.
Dated 1675. Possibly a contemporary imitation. CAROLVS · A · CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA ·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3393. Near Fine.(11.65gr, 31mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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