STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Shilling (30mm, 5.96 g, 2h). First hammered issue. Tower (London) mint; im: crown. Struck November 1660-October 1661. Crowned bust left / Coat-of-arms over short cross moline. Bull, Silver 272; ESC 1010; North 2762; SCBC 3308 . Iridescent toning, a few faint scratches. EF. With a finer strike and portrait than the specimen in Cope Part I (hammer 4750 CHF).
From the Alexander Christopher Collection.
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