Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Half-Merk, 1668, type II, leaved thistle below bust, 3.01g/6h (D 35; M 27; SCBI 35 –; B p.497; S 5614; KM. 101). Obverse fine, reverse better, toned, very rare £200-300

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: R.W. Cochran-Patrick Collection, Sotheby Auction, 30-1 March 1936, lot 324 (part); R.C. Lockett Collection, Part II, Glendining Auction, 26 October 1960, lot 957 (part); Clonterbrook Trust Collection, Glendining Auction, 7 June 1974, lot 345 (part); M.G. Linger Collection, CNG Mailbid Sale 88, 14 September 2011 (2089)