Description
Charles II (1660-85), Farthing, 1675, O struck over R in CAROLVS, laureate and cuirassed bust left, rev Britannia seated on globe with spear, shield and spray of leaves, date in exergue (cf.Peck 528; cf.S.3394).
Toned very fine with a clear overstrike, unrecorded and very rare.
ex Croydon Coin Auctions, June 1998. Colin Cooke collection, Colin Cooke Ltd Manchester, 12th May 2006, lot 710. An Old Collection of British Farthings, Baldwin Auction 77, 27th September 2012, lot 2626.