Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 532
(x) James II (1685-1688), 'Royal African Company', Guinea, 1688, Elephant and Castle, second laureate head left, with flared nostril, Elephant and Castle below, rev. crowned shields cruciform, sceptres in angles, five strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 8.35g, 6h (MCE 131; Farey 305; EGC 335; Spink 3403), brighter cleaned surfaces with hairlines in fields, otherwise residually lustrous in legends, very fine
Provenance
The "White Rose" Collection of English Coins, formed over several generations between 1914 and 2016
Spink 214, 26 September 2012, lot 682
Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.
Sold for
£2,400
Starting price
£2000