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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 117

xJames II, Five Guineas, 1687, second laureate bust left, iacobvs.ii. dei.gratia toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, traces of hatched frosting on inner rings of English and Scottish crowns, seven strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex. edge upright inscription in raised letters .+.decvs . et . tvtamen ..anno . regni . tertio.+, (Schneider 453; MCE.117; S.3397A), some tiny surface marks, small dig on reverse, retaining brilliance, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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