Lot 95
95
Proof Crown, 1662, by John Roettier, first laureate, draped bust right, frosted bust and lettering, top tie of laurel from upper curl, CAROLVS. II . DEI. GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, pair of interlinked C's in each angle, garter star at centre, date either side of crown, small triangle and line between each crown and shield, eleven strings to Irish harp, MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX. no stop after date, the interlinked Cs, the shield edges and the lettering all frosted, edge, plain, 32.79g. (ESC 21 R6; L&S 3; S.3353), usual die flaw in hair on obverse and by X of REX on reverse, lightly toned, extremely fine, of the highest rarity
Proof Crown, 1662, by John Roettier, first laureate, draped bust right, frosted bust and lettering, top tie of laurel from upper curl, CAROLVS. II . DEI. GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, pair of interlinked C's in each angle, garter star at centre, date either side of crown, small triangle and line between each crown and shield, eleven strings to Irish harp, MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX. no stop after date, the interlinked Cs, the shield edges and the lettering all frosted, edge, plain, 32.79g. (ESC 21 R6; L&S 3; S.3353), usual die flaw in hair on obverse and by X of REX on reverse, lightly toned, extremely fine, of the highest rarity

Details
Proof Crown, 1662, by John Roettier, first laureate, draped bust right, frosted bust and lettering, top tie of laurel from upper curl, CAROLVS. II . DEI. GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, pair of interlinked C's in each angle, garter star at centre, date either side of crown, small triangle and line between each crown and shield, eleven strings to Irish harp, MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX. no stop after date, the interlinked Cs, the shield edges and the lettering all frosted, edge, plain, 32.79g. (ESC 21 R6; L&S 3; S.3353), usual die flaw in hair on obverse and by X of REX on reverse, lightly toned, extremely fine, of the highest rarity
Provenance
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24 October 1950, lot 266
F B Nightingale, Glendining, 24 October 1951, lot 83
S A H Whetmore, Glendining, 14 July 1961, lot 57
K V Graham, Glendining, 12 June 1963, lot 156
Spink auction 31, 12 October 1983, lot 307
Inveruglas, Noble Numismatics, Australia, 11 July 1995, lot 4463
Dr D Rees-Jones, Spink auction 117, 19 November 1996, lot 64

Lot Essay

Front cover illustration, "English Silver Coinage" 4th edition, this coin.
The frosting on the main details of the reverse has already been noted and published. It is perhaps worth recording here that other, even smaller, details are frosted. The cross and the garter of the Garter star, the crowns over the shields, the Irish harp, and even the Scottish lion have been treated in this way. In the case of the Scottish lion the over-zealous engraver has unfortunately transformed the royal beast into a French poodle.