Charles II (1649-1685), First coinage, Merks (3), all 1669, type II, leaved thistle below bust, all with no stop after hib, reads dei · and bri ·, 6.14g/6h; reads dei : and bri ·, 6.14g/12h; reads dei : and bri :, 6.08g/12h (D 20; M 16; SCBI 35, –, –, 1578; B 4, 5; S 5611; KM. 102.1) [3]. Fair to fine, second struck off-centre, last with attempted piercing at 12 o’clock £120-150

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: First bt December 2005; second J. Davidson Collection, Part I, DNW Auction 59, 7 October 2003, lot 939 (part), SNC February 2004 (SCO 225); last gift of R.A. Macpherson June 2012