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An English crown piece of Charles II 1673

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

June 1778

Primary Source Reference:

Du Simitière Memorandum Books, Library of Congress, fol. 29v

Notes:

A 1673 silver crown issued during the reign of Charles II (1663–1685) is pictured here.

The donor was Capt. John Montresor (1736-1799), a British military engineer and cartographer in North America. He gave Du Simitière a "collection of medals of Small bronze, the work of Jean Dassier of Geneva."