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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3379321, member: 14873"]Great coins as usual, Q! I particularly like the William & Mary. I think the late Stuart period silver crowns and half-crowns are spectacular. ……………………………………………………….... Two of my crowns with updated attribution information: Charles II (1660-1685) First year (1662) issue silver crown <img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroseo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroser.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 40mm (initial issue large flan) Weight: 29.57gm Obverse depiction: Draped laureate bust with Rose below (minted using native silver from western Britain).Inscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRA(Charles the second by the Grace of God) Reverse depiction: Four crowned shields, cruciform, the top bearing the arms of England and France quartered, the right bearing the arms of Scotland, the bottom bearing the arms of England and France quartered and the left bearing the arms of Ireland. In the angles formed by adjoining shields are two intertwined C's. At the center is the Star of the Garter. Inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1662(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Edge Inscription: * + * DECVS ET TVTAMEN(An Ornament and a Safeguard). Notes:1. Monarchy restored - Charles II - in 16602. Milled coins with edge inscriptions adopted in 16623. Bubonic Plague epidemic 1665-16664. Great fire of London 2 September - 6 September 1666 Charles II (1660-1685) later (1671) issue silver crown <img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71o.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000chII71r.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 38mm (reduced flan size) Weight: 29.58gm(flan thickness increased slightly to maintain weight of silver content). Obverse depiction: Draped laureate bust.Inscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA(Charles the second by the Grace of God) Reverse depiction: Four crowned shields, cruciform, the top bearing the arms of England, the right bearing the arms of Scotland, the bottom bearing the arms of France and the left bearing the arms of Ireland. In the angles formed by adjoining shields are two intertwined C's. At the center is the Star of the Garter. Inscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 16(71)(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Edge Inscription: * + * · DECVS  · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · VICESIMO · TERTIO(An Ornament and a Safeguard) (to deter edge clipping} - followed by date of minting information.[/QUOTE]

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