v19_0973 - ENGLAND - KINGDOM OF ENGLAND - CHARLES II Couronne ou crown 1668
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 90.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 90.00 €
Estimate : 180.00 €
unsold lot
Type : Couronne ou crown
Date: 1668
Metal : silver
Diameter : 37,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 29,58 g.
Edge : .+. DECVS. ET. TVTATEM. ANNO. REGNI. VICESIMO
Coments on the condition:
Cet écu présente une usure régulière et une faiblesse de frappe sur l’écu d’Angleterre. On doit noter un petit choc à 9 heures au droit. Monnaie ayant été astiquée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CAROLVS. II. - DEI. GRATIA.
Obverse description : Buste drapé et lauré de Charles II à droite.
Obverse translation : (Charles II, par la grâce de Dieu).
Reverse
Reverse legend : .MAG. - BR. FRA. - ET. HIB. - REX. 16-68.
Reverse description : Quatre écus couronnés posés en croix et coupant la légende (Angleterre, Écosse, France, Irlande), en cœur une petite croix dans un cercle rayonnant. Monogramme formé de deux C dans les angles.
Reverse translation : (roi de Grande-Bretagne, d’Irlande et de France).
Historical background
ENGLAND - KINGDOM OF ENGLAND - CHARLES II
(1660-1685)
Charles II is the eldest son of Charles I and Henrietta of France. He was born on May 29, 1630. After the execution of his father, he took refuge in Scotland and was proclaimed king in 1651 by his supporters. That same year he was defeated by Cromwell at Worcester and left England. In 1660 General Monk dictated through Parliament the return of Charles II. His father's judges were tortured and the Presbyterians persecuted. Lacking resources, he sold Dunkirk and Mardick to Louis XIV. He died in 1685 without an heir. His brother James II was crowned king.
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