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Description
Kingdom of England, Charles II of the House of Stuart, King of England and Scotland 1660-1685 AD, Silver Crown (29.75g, 38mm), 1670, Royal Mint, London. Obverse: Second laureate and draped bust of King Charles II facing to the right, legend surrounds, “CAROLVS· II· DEI· GRATIA”. Reverse: The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of England, as borne by King Charles II, displayed cruciform, each escutcheon surmounted by Saint Edward’s Crown, nine strings to the Irish Harp, Star of the Order of the Garter at centre, Royal Cypher to each angle presented as a pair of interlocked ‘C’s, date either side of top crown, legend surrounds, “·MAG· BR· FRA· ET· HIB· REX·”. Edge: Inscription in raised letters, “DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO SECVNDO”. Bull-380; S-3357. An impressive 1670 crown displaying an array of patination, more pronounced amber hugging the obverse devices and a palette of blues and greens to reverse, evenly worn and visually attractive, Very Fine or a bit better.
The Latin legend spanning across both obverse and reverse is the royal titulature of King Charles II, reading unabridged as “Carolus secundus, Deī Grātiā, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae, Rēx”, with an English translation of “Charles the second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland”. The edge Latin inscription reads unabridged as “Decus et Tūtāmen Annō Rēgnī vīcēsimō secundō”, with an English translation of “An Ornament and safeguard, Twenty Second Regnal Year”.
