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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;jamesicus, post: 3127121, member: 14873&quot;] <ol> <li><font face="Times New Roman"><b>TWO CHARLES II MILLED SILVER CROWNS</b><br /> Attribution Reference:<br /> <a href="https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1919_BNJ_15_9.pdf" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britnumsoc.org/publications/Digital%20BNJ/pdfs/1919_BNJ_15_9.pdf" rel="nofollow">A review of the coinage of Charles II</a><br /> (A British Numismatic Society PDF)<br /> <br /> <b>An early (initial) 1662 issue</b><br /> <br /> <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" /><br /> <b>CAROLVS·II·DEI·GRA .................................... MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·1662</b><br /> (Charles by the Grace of God) ...............................(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland)<br /> <br /> Obverse depiction: Draped laureate bust with Rose below (signifying minted using native silver from western England).<br /> <br /> 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&#039;s. At the center is the Star of the Garter.<br /> <br /> Edge Inscription: <b>* + * DECVS ET TVTAMEN</b><br /> (An Ornament and a Safeguard) {to deter edge clipping}<br /> <br /> Diameter: 40mm (initial issues large flan)<br /> <br /> Weight: 29.57gm<br /> <br /> <b>1671 Issue</b><br /> <br /> <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" /><br /> <b>CAROLVS·II·DEI·GRATIA .......................... MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB·REX·16(71)</b><br /> (Charles by the Grace of God) ........................... (King of Great Britain, France and Ireland)<br /> <br /> Obverse depiction: Draped laureate bust.<br /> <br /> 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&#039;s. At the center is the Star of the Garter.<br /> <br /> Edge Inscription: <b>* + * · DECVS · ET · TVTAMEN · ANNO · REGNI · VICESIMO · TERTIO</b><br /> (An Ornament and a Safeguard) {to deter edge clipping} - followed by date of minting information.<br /> <br /> Diameter: 38mm (diameter reduction from initial issues).<br /> <br /> Weight: 29.58gm (flan thickness increased slightly to maintain weight of silver content).</font></li> </ol><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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