Charles II

Charles II, Restoration, small oval silver badge, 1660, by Thomas Rawlins, crowned bust right, with long hair, CAROLUS SECVNDUS, rev., incuse image, three crowns on leafless oak, 28 x 23mm (MI 454/41), integral suspension loop. Very fine and darkly toned, however a slight casting flaw follows truncation of bust, extremely rare.

Provenance: T. Millett, List, June 2005 (no. 227).