Charles II Copper Pattern Farthing 1665 Rare in this condition
Charles II Copper Pattern Farthing 1665 Rare in this condition
Charles II Copper Pattern Farthing 1665 Rare in this condition
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Charles II 1665 Copper Pattern Farthing – As Struck – Rare in this condition

£785.00

Short hair variety. Light brown even tone over sharp devices, a bold and impressive coin, desirable thus.

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Charles II (1660-1685), copper pattern Farthing, 1665, short hair variety, edge milled vertically. Obv. Laureate and cuirassed bust facing left, date below. Rev. Britannia seated facing left, BRITTANIA in exergue. 5.63g, die axis 12h (Peck 409; Cooke 774). Tiny spot behind Britannia’s head, otherwise with a light brown even tone over sharp devices, a bold and impressive coin, desirable thus. As Struck and rare in this condition.

By. J Roettier. 23mm.

Provenance
Ex. The Chichester Collection of Farthings.
Ex. Dix Noonan Webb (DNW) Auction 158, 24/04/2019, Lot 294

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Period

Ruler

Date

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Metal

Pattern

Denomination

Condition

Edge

Type

Short hair variety

Weight

References

Peck 409; Cooke 774

Rarity

Rare in this condition