
Authentic Silver Crown, Great Britain, King Charles II, Dated 1671
Silver Crown, Great Britain, Charles II, Dated 1671. Reference: KM# 417.5CAROLVS · II · DEI · GRA ·, First laureate and draped bust of King Charles II right.MAG BR·FRA ET·HIB REX·16 71·, Crowned cruciform shields, divided date above, legend around. WEIGHT: 29.1 grams. TTI-542821 KING CHARLES II - Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685)[c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651, and King of Scotland, England and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France. After Charles I's execution at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War, the Parliament of Scotland proclaimed Charles II king on 5 February 1649. However, England entered the period known as the English Interregnum or the English Commonwealth, and the country was a de facto republic led by Oliver Cromwell. Cromwell defeated Charles II at the Battle of W