Description
Charles II (1660-85), Shilling, 1674, plume below bust, second laureate and draped bust right, toothed border surrounding both sides, legend reads CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. Rev, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked pairs of Cs in angles, seven strings to Irish harp, plume at centre, date split either side of top crown, edge milled, reads MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX (S.3376; ESC. 1040; Bull 526 R2).
Evenly toned, a well struck example of the type. Light flecking and a few metal striations with small metal fissures to the reverse. Good very fine, very rare.
