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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 118

xJames II, Five Guineas, 1688, second laureate bust left, iacobvs.ii. dei.gratia toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, frosted inner rings to crowns, Scottish Arms more finely executed, eleven 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 . qvarto.+., (Schneider -; MCE.119; S.3397A), with full mint brilliance, some light flecking both sides,light adjustment marks on tip of truncation, three tiny hairline scratches on reverse otherwise superb, good extremely fine and a very desirable specimen Estimate £ 15,000-20,000 Spink Coin Auction 107, 22 November 1994, lot 241

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