Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, 2 Merks, 1664, type II, thistle below bust, 13.17g/12h (D 9; M 7a; SCBI 35 –; B –; S 5608; KM. 103.2). Blank filing both sides, otherwise good fine, reverse better, grey tone, extremely rare £1,000-1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Silver Coins and Tokens, 1664-1807, From the Collection of the Late Harrington Manville.

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Provenance: Bridgewater House Collection, Sotheby Auction, 15-16 June 1972, lot 533; J.K.R. Murray Collection, Spink Auction 57, 29 April 1987, lot 385; SNC April 1990 (1858)