Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merk, 1669, type II, leaved thistle below bust, reads dei :, no stops on rev., 6.28g/9h (D 20; M 16b; SCBI 35 –; B 5; S 5611; KM. 102.1). Struck very slightly off-centre, otherwise good very fine with gold-grey tone, very rare £400-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

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Provenance: J.G. Murdoch Collection, Part II, Sotheby Auction, 11-13 May 1903, lot 342 (part); T. Wakley Collection, Sotheby Auction, 6-8 December 1909, lot 347 (part); T. Bearman Collection; R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 26 October 1960, lot 957 (part); Clonterbrook Trust Collection, Glendining Auction, 7 June 1974, lot 343 (part)