Classical Numismatic Group, LLC
Auction 121 6-8 Oct 2022
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STUART. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Crown. Dated 1663 and XV. Fine style narrow bust with descending wreath ties and frosted cloak. Second reverse. Bull 357; ESC 26; SCBC 3354; A. Barr Collection (Part II, SCMB March 1981), no. 228 (same dies). A few insignificant metal flaws. Lightly toned. Near EF. An exceptional example of this distinctive type. Very rare and with an exceptional pedigree.
From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 838 (March 1989), no. G123; H.E.G. Paget (Glendining, 25 September 1946), lot 223; E. Yates Collection; HGC Day Collection; R.C. Lockett (Sotheby's, 28 April 1927), lot 30; J.G. Murdoch (Part II, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 8 June 1903), lot 570; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 November 1896), lot 781; W. Brice Collection; J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 912.
This distinctive coin bears a fine style bust with 'drooping ties' to wreath and frosting on cloak more commonly associated with broader flan crowns of the first milled issue with rose below the bust and dated 1662 (ESC type A). The variety was first published by A.J. Broad in the Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin in March 1981, though, as the provenance of this exceptionally high grade specimen clearly shows, it has long been prized by collectors.
From the Gainsborough Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin 838 (March 1989), no. G123; H.E.G. Paget (Glendining, 25 September 1946), lot 223; E. Yates Collection; HGC Day Collection; R.C. Lockett (Sotheby's, 28 April 1927), lot 30; J.G. Murdoch (Part II, Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 8 June 1903), lot 570; H. Montagu (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 13 November 1896), lot 781; W. Brice Collection; J.B. Bergne (Sotheby, Wilkinson, & Hodge, 20 May 1873), lot 912.
This distinctive coin bears a fine style bust with 'drooping ties' to wreath and frosting on cloak more commonly associated with broader flan crowns of the first milled issue with rose below the bust and dated 1662 (ESC type A). The variety was first published by A.J. Broad in the Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin in March 1981, though, as the provenance of this exceptionally high grade specimen clearly shows, it has long been prized by collectors.