BRITISH COINS.AN OLD COLLECTION OF BRITISH FARTHINGS. Charles II, Pattern Silver Farthing, 1665, short haired laureate and cuirassed bust left, date below, CAROLVS.A.CAROLO., rev Britannia seated left, BRITANNIA below in exergue, QVATVOR.MARIA.VINDICO, edge straight-grained (Peck 407). Attractive colourful tone, pleasing extremely fine and lustrous.
ex Archbishop Sharp (1645-1714) collection, Glendinings, 5 October 1977, lot 180
purchased by A H Baldwin & Sons Ltd on behalf of Colin Cooke
ex Colin Cooke collection, 12 May 2006, lot 772
Estimate: £1000-1200