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1/2 Crown - Charles II 3rd bust
| Issuer | Royal Mint (England) |
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| Year | 1666-1672 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of King Charles II facing right, rendered in high relief with flowing long curls of a periwig falling over the shoulders, engraved by John Roettier. The king is depicted with classical Roman-style drapery, fastened at the shoulder. The circumferential legend CAROLVS·II·DEI·GRATIA is struck in raised Roman capitals, divided around the effigy, against a smooth field. The coin exhibits a distinctive milled edge and a fine grained border of raised denticles encircling the entire obverse. |
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| Obverse lettering | CAROLVS·II· DEI·GRATIA (Translation: Charles the Second by the Grace of God) |
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| Mintage | 1666 - KM#428.1 (3rd smaller bust) - 1666 - KM#428.2 (different reverse die) - 1666 - KM#428.3 (elephant below bust) - 1667 - KM#428.4 (DECIMO NONO) - 1668 - KM#428.4 (VICESIMO) - 1669 - KM#428.4 (VICESIMO PRIMO) - 1670 - KM#428.4 (VICESIMO SECVNDO) - 1671 - KM#428.5 (3rd bust variety) overdate variety exists - 1672 - KM#428.5 (3rd bust variety) - |
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