| Numismatica Ars Classica > Auction 145 with CNG & NGSA | Auction date: 8 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 1302 Price realized: This lot is for sale in an upcoming auction - Bid on this lot  | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: The Geoffrey Cope Collection of British Coins. Charles II. 1660-1685. AR Halfcrown (34mm, 14.77 g, 2h). First hammered issue. London mint; im: crown. Struck November 1660-October 1661. Crowned bust left / Coat-of-arms over short cross moline. Bull, Silver 270; ESC 448; North 2759; SCBC 3307. Fine metal flaw in hair and behind bust. Light cabinet friction on high points. Much brilliance under deep, old tone. EF. Very rare, especially so in this state. Ex N. Asherson (Spink 6, 10 October 1989), lot 156 'a superb specimen, extremely fine, practically as struck'; R. C. Lockett (English Part II, Glendining, 11 October 1956), lot 2620; H.H. Allan (Sotheby, Wilkinson & Hodge, 7 July 1908), lot 256. This coin exhibited, Coins, Crown & Conflict, American Numismatic Association, Money Museum, 2007. Estimate: 10000 CHF |  |
