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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 121

xJames II, Two Guineas, 1688, 8 over 7, laureate bust left, iacobvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, Scottish crown frosted and Irish semi-frosted, eight strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex., edge obliquely grained (Schneider 454; MCE.122; S.3399), tiny surface marks both sides, with an attractive red tone, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 5,000-6,000

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