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Auction: 21004 - The Sir Rodney Sweetnam KCVO CBE Collection of English Gold Coins and Other Properties - Conducted behind closed doors
Lot: 38

James II (1685-1688), Five-Guineas, 1688 QVARTO, second laureate head left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, +•+• DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • QVARTO •, upwards on edge, 41.81g, 7h (Spink 3397A; Schneider II, 453/-; MCE 119; King 118; Stratos 189), streaking across nose and brow, otherwise lustrous with a trace of peripheral orangey-tone, handsome and uniformly struck-up, a most pleasing extremely fine, in NGC 'Sweetnam' holder, graded MS62 (Cert. #5878635-003)

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Sold for
£70,000

Starting price
£35000