LOT 3913
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'. Dated 1668. London mint.
CAROLVS•II•DEI•GRATIA, laureate and draped bust of Charles II to right / MAG BR•FRA• ET•HIB REX•16-68•, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star; conjoined Cs in each quarter. SCBC 3375. Good Fine.(5.91gr, 25mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 3913
Great Britain. Stuart (Restored), Charles II Gilt AR Shilling 'Touch Piece'.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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England. Stuart, Charles II AR Crown. Dated 1673 and RY VICESIMO QVINTO. London mint. Third bust.
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
CAROLUS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BR • FRA • ET• HIB • REX •, crowned cruciform shields, interlocking C's in angles, eight strings to Irish harp, Garter Star in centre; date above. Edge inscription: ✱ • ✱ • DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • QVINTO. Bull 390; ESC 47; SCBC 3358. 29.68gr, 40mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Lightly toned.
From a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s. -
Great Britain. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1675.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX, crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters; date above. SCBC 3384. 1.86gr, 19mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Windsor, Edward VIII AR Maundy Money Set. Dated 1936.
Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
Comprising: Set of Four, Three, Two and One Penny denominations in a Maundy coin box. 60.96gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
