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Message:: [QUOTE="jamesicus, post: 3400845, member: 14873"]You are a collector after my own heart [USER=82194]@dadams[/USER] - thank you! I am in the process of winding down my web presence so please permit me to post the front end of that web page …………… COINAGE OF THE STUART KINGS DURING THEENGLISH CIVIL WAR AND THE RESTORATION Charles I, Charles II, James II Last updated: 1 March 2019 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Introductory Notes: 1. <a href="https://www.royal.uk/stewarts" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.royal.uk/stewarts" rel="nofollow">The Stuarts</a> - Link to this comprehensive online biographical and historical reference resource ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles I (1625-1649) Silver Half-Crown (1625) <img src="http://jp29.org/000charles1s.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Tower Mint (Harp), Seaby 2771, North 2207, Diameter: 35mm, Weight: 15.13gm Obverse depiction: Charles I wearing crown and holding sword over his shoulder, mounted on plumed caparisoned horse walking leftInscription: CAROLVS DG MAG BR FR ET HIB REX(Charles by the Grace of God King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Reverse depiction: Garnished oval arms at center.Inscription: CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO(I reign under the auspices of Christ) Notes:1. Conflict with Parliament over the role of the Monarchy and Religion led to the outbreak of Civil war in 1642 - Royalists versus Parliamentarians (Cavaliers and Roundheads) which ended in victory for Parliament in 16482. Charles I remains the only English Monarch to have been exectued. He was charged and tried for treason by Parliament, found guilty and beheaded in London on 30 January 16493. England was governed by Parliament from 1649 until 1660 (Oliver Cromwell as Lord Protector of the Commonwealth from 1653 until 1658) Charles I (1625-1649) "Richmond" copper Farthing (1625-1634) <img src="http://jp29.org/000charlesIfarthing.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Spink 3183, Diameter: 16.25mm, Weight: .51gm Obverse depiction: Centered Large Crown with nine jewels over crossed SceptersInscription: CARO DG MAG BRI(Charles by the Grace of God Great Britain) Reverse depiction: Centered Large Crown with nine jewels over Harp with 6 strings.Inscription: FRA ET HIB REX(King of France and Ireland) Notes:1. Tower Mint - Castle mint mark Charles I bronze Double Crown weight (c. 1644) <img src="http://jp29.org/000charlesIweight.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 17mm, Weight: 4.50gm, Whithers 292 Obverse depiction: Crowned bust of Charles I facing leftInscription: CAROLVS REX - small B below bust(King Charles - initial of Nicholas Briot, Royal coinage die cutter) Reverse depiction: Centered Crown over Inscriptional lettersInscription: X over S centered below crown with lozenges either side(Ten shillings) Notes:1. These were used by Merchants to verify weights of gold Double Crowns2. This one was most likely struck by the travelling mint of Charles I at New Inn Hall, Oxford, by the official Royal die cutter, Nicholas Briot, in 1644.3. Numerous coin issues of Charles I were struck at travelling mints as he moved his headquarters with great frequency ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Charles II (1660-1685) First year (1662) issue Milled silver crown <img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroseox.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://jp29.org/000chIIroserx.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 Milled 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. Charles II (1660-1685) Silver Threepence (1677) <img src="http://jp29.org/000charlesII.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />Diameter: 17.58mm, Weight: 1.43gm Obverse depiction: Laureate and draped bust facing rightInscription: CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA(Charles the second by the Grace of God) Reverse depiction: Three centered interlocking C's crownedInscription: MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX 1677(King of Great Britain, France and Ireland) Notes:1. This is a well struck coin in excellent condition and with very good silver toning. If you recall, this started out to be a page devoted to coinage of the House of Stuart, but that turned out to be too ambitious for me and so I ended up writing this page.[/QUOTE]

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