Auction Catalogue

12 December 2005

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Important British and World Coins and Banknotes, Numismatic Books

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 478

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12 December 2005

Hammer Price:
£2,200

Charles II (1660-1685), Unite, mm. crown on obv. only, f in florent over c, 9.05g/5h (Schneider O7/R –; SCBI Schneider 401-6 obv., 398 rev.; N 2754; S 3304). Light rubbing on high points of portrait, otherwise very fine and very rare, especially the reverse die (£2,500-3,000)

Provenance:
Bt Spink.

The only other examples of this
rev. die appear to be paired with Schneider obv. 4 (SCBI Schneider 398 and Glendining 21-2 September 1977, lot 418]