English silver hammered shilling of King Charles II, minted ...
English silver hammered shilling of King Charles II, minted shortly after the Restoration of the monarchy between 1660 and 1662. • The Ruler: The portrait features a left-facing crowned bust of King Charles II with long flowing hair, wearing an elegant lace collar. The text along the top edge clearly reads CAROLVS II. • The Denomination: The Roman numerals XII stamped behind the king's head indicate its face value of 12 pence, which corresponds exactly to 1 shilling. • The Specific Issue: This coin belongs to the Third Hammered Issue. The giveaway characteristic is the presence of both the inner beaded circles around the design and the XII value mark (the first issue lacked both, and the second issue had the value mark but lacked the inner circles). • Full Obverse Inscription: CAROLVS II D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX (translates to "Charles II, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland"). Because Charles II rapidly transitioned England's coin production from traditional hammered techniques to mechanized "milled" screw presses in 1662, this particular style represents the very last generation of officially circulated hammered coinage in British history.
[ translate ]English silver hammered shilling of King Charles II, minted shortly after the Restoration of the monarchy between 1660 and 1662. • The Ruler: The portrait features a left-facing crowned bust of King Charles II with long flowing hair, wearing an elegant lace collar. The text along the top edge clearly reads CAROLVS II. • The Denomination: The Roman numerals XII stamped behind the king's head indicate its face value of 12 pence, which corresponds exactly to 1 shilling. • The Specific Issue: This coin belongs to the Third Hammered Issue. The giveaway characteristic is the presence of both the inner beaded circles around the design and the XII value mark (the first issue lacked both, and the second issue had the value mark but lacked the inner circles). • Full Obverse Inscription: CAROLVS II D G MAG BRI FRA ET HIB REX (translates to "Charles II, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France, and Ireland"). Because Charles II rapidly transitioned England's coin production from traditional hammered techniques to mechanized "milled" screw presses in 1662, this particular style represents the very last generation of officially circulated hammered coinage in British history.
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