CNG 88, Lot: 2095. Estimate $300. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SCOTLAND. Charles II. 1649-1685. AR Two Merks (34mm, 12.85 g, 12h). First coinage, type II. Edinburgh mint. Dated 1675. · CAROLVS · II · DEI GRA ·, laureate, draped, and armored bust right; F below / · MAG BR · FRA ET · HIB REX · 16 75, cruciform coats-of-arms around XXVI/8 (denomination); crowned monogram in angles. Burns 4 (fig. 1050) var. (obv. legend); Murray, Scottish, 11a; SCBC 5609. Fine, toned. Rare variety.

Ex M. G. Linger Collection.