Description
Charles II (1660-85), Crown, 1671, third bust right, toothed border both sides, legend surrounding, CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked pairs of Cs in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, eight strings to Irish harp, reads MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX. Edge inscribed in raised letters, DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO TERTIO (S.3358; ESC.43; Bull 386). An impressive example, some mint bloom especially on reverse. Striking portrait. Definition in the hair noticeably precise. Rare in this condition, extremely fine for issue and probably about as struck.
