English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman CoinsJewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
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English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins
Jewitt, Llewellynn Frederick William
Coins, British; Numismatics -- Great Britain; Tokens -- Great Britain
_Copper._ Farthing. Obverse, head as before, OLIVAR PRO ENG SC IRL.
Reverse, shield as before, and legend CHARITIE AND CHANGE; another,
three columns tied together, having on top of the first a cross, the
second a harp, and the third a thistle, and the legend THVS VNITED
INVINCIBLE; another, a ship under sail, and legend, AND GOD DIRECT OVR
COVRS; another, CONVENIENT CHANGE.
CHARLES II. (1660 to 1685.)
DENOMINATIONS.--_Silver._ First issue, Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence,
Half-groat, Penny. Second, same. Third, Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence,
Fourpence or Groat, Threepence, Half-groat, Penny. Fourth, Crown,
Half-crown, Shilling, Sixpence. _Gold._ Broad or Twenty-shilling-piece,
Half-broad or Ten-shilling-piece, Quarter-broad or Five-shilling-piece.
Five-Guinea-piece, Two-guinea-piece, Guinea, Half-guinea. _Copper._
Halfpenny and Farthing. _Tin._ Farthing.
OBVERSE.--_Type._ Sinister laureated bust profile, crowned, loose
drapery, hair long and flowing.
_Legend._ CAROLVS. II. D.G. (or DEI. GRA. or GRATIA). MAG. BRI. FRA.
ET HIB. REX, or otherwise abbreviated. REVERSE.--_Type._ The first
three issues of coins bore a plain shield of arms, quarterly, 1 and
4 France and England quarterly, 2 Scotland, 3 Ireland, over a cross
fleury. Those of the fourth and last issue bear four shields, with the
bottoms joined, forming a cross; the shields being England, Scotland,
France, and Ireland, each crowned; in the centre, within a star, St.
George’s cross. Between the shields, in the four compartments, are two
Cs interlinked. One Shilling has one shield of France and England,
quarterly, two shields of Scotland, and one of Ireland, not crowned;
between the shields are the interlinked Cs crowned. The Fourpence has
a monogram of four Cs interlinked, in form of a cross, crowned; and in
the compartments are severally a rose, a thistle, a fleur-de-lis, and
a harp. The Threepence has three Cs interlinked; the Twopence two Cs
interlinked; and the Penny a single C, all crowned; these denote the
value; others have numerals crowned.
_Legend._ MAG. BR. FRA. ET HIB. REX., or otherwise abbreviated, and
date. CHRISTO AVSPICE REGNO.
_Edge._ DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO XV or VICESIMO, or other year of reign.
_Gold._ Same type, sceptres between shields. Obverse: Bust, laureated
and draped, with long hair. Reverse: First issue, arms, etc., as on
silver; later issue, Five-guinea, Guinea, etc., four shields arranged
as a cross, and each crowned; in the centre four Cs interlinked, from
which issue four sceptres, terminating respectively in orb and cross,
thistle, fleur-de-lis, and harp. Legend on reverses, FLORENT CONCORDIA
REGNA, or titles. Edge, DECVS ET TVTAMEN, and year of reign as on the
silver.
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