Test marks to left column of façade
otherwise well struck for this usually weak issue with a good horse
Toned good very fine with a nice full reading of the mint town
a shield resting beside the throne
Charles II 1669 Guinea, 3rd bust, very rare date Test marks to left columnCharles II (1660 85),gold Guinea, 1669, third laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA,rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, four interlinked Cs at centre, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, . MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REX., weight 8. 31g (Schneider ; Bull EGC 240 R2; Farey 80 ER; MCE 64; S. 3342). Toned with a nice red hue, brighter in parts with