CNG 85, Lot: 1565. Estimate $300. Sold for $460. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Medal (30mm, 8.73 g, 12h). Coronation of Charles II. By T. Simon. Dated 1661. CAROLVS · II · D · G ANG · SCO · FR · ET · HI · REX, crowned and draped bust right, wearing elaborate collar and Order of the Garter; T S on truncation / EVERSO · MISSVS · SVCCVRRERE · SECLO · XXIII · APR · 1661 (
Sent to repair the ruins of the age) , Charles seated left on throne, holding scepter and being crowned from above by Peace flying right and holding olive branch. MI 472/76; Eimer 221. EF, toned, a few light marks under tone.
From a California Collection of British Historical Medals. Ex Spink Numismatic Circular (December 2005), no. 955.