Lot Essay
The Lockett catalogue states 'an unusually fine specimen, probably the best known of this rare date'.
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Details
Crown, 1684, by John Roettier, fourth laureate, draped bust facing right, CAROLVS. II . DEI. GRATIA, rev. inverted die axis, no line between crown and shield, eight strings to Irish harp, .MAG. BR.FRA. ET.HIB REX. edge, .+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO..REGNI. TRICESIMO. SEXTO.+, smaller upright lettering, 9.87g. (ESC 67 R2; EMC 49; S.3359), soflty struck, toned, extremely fine, extremely rare in this condition
Provenance
R C Lockett, Sotheby, 28 April 1927, lot 71
H G C Day, collection purchased by A H Baldwin, c.1935
E E Yates, collection purchased by A H Baldwin, 1938
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24 October 1950, lot 370
K R Wooster, Spink auction 85, 23 July 1991, lot 519
Myron Kaufman, Spink auction 124, 18 November 1997, lot 1842
H G C Day, collection purchased by A H Baldwin, c.1935
E E Yates, collection purchased by A H Baldwin, 1938
H M Lingford, Glendining, 24 October 1950, lot 370
K R Wooster, Spink auction 85, 23 July 1991, lot 519
Myron Kaufman, Spink auction 124, 18 November 1997, lot 1842