JAMES II, 1688 GOLD FIVE GUINEAS AU55

JAMES II, 1688 GOLD FIVE GUINEAS AU55

Code: 11073

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James II, 1688 Gold Five Guineas
Obverse: Second larger laureate bust facing left, with Latin legend and toothed border surrounding: IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRATIA.
Reverse: Crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles, date (1688) either side of top crown, with Latin legend and toothed border surrounding: .MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB REX. Edge inscribed in raised letters: +.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. QVARTO.+.
S.3397A; MCE 119; Bull 315.
A most attractive problem free specimen, with a deep golden lustrous tone, a scarcer date for the series, this date is not present in the famous Schneider Collection.
Has been graded and slabbed by NGC as Almost Uncirculated 55, (AU 55).
NGC Certification number: 6675148-003.