Description
Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1662, first laureate and draped bust right, toothed border both sides, rose below, legend surrounding, CAROLVS II DEI GRA. Rev, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked pairs of Cs in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, reads MAG BR FRA ET HIB • REX, stop after HIB. Edge inscribed in raised letters, wide spacing DECVS ET TVTAMEN (S.3350; ESC.15; Bull 339).
A complete example of the first bust and first year of issue, for this type. A blue deep grey tone, reflective fields, the normal flatness within the midsection of hair, few surface markings and what appears to be an adjustment mark or hairline die break in bust, collar shift above DE in DEI, Bold very fine.
Ex St. James’s Auction 17, 25th May 2011, lot 126
