1666 Crown elephant below Rare

Charles II 1666 Crown  elephant below bust Rare

Spink 3356  –   ESC 32

Nice collectable grade, seldom offered for sale, coin has come direct from a private collection

The elephant was the provenance mark of Company of the Royal Adventurers of England trading into Africa set up in 1662

The obverse features the second laureate and draped head of Charles II with elephant below and is inscribed CAROLVS II DEI GRATIA. The reverse features crowned cruciform shields with a garter star at the centre and interlinked conjoined C’s at the angles. It is inscribed MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX. The edge is inscribed DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI XVIII