Auction: 23006 - The Official COINEX Auction at Spink
Lot: 200
(x) James II (1685-1688), Guinea, 1686, second laureate bust left, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, six strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 8.23g [127.0grns], 6h (PAS: YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/107 this coin; MCE 126; Farey 280; EGC 324; Spink 3402), bright but lustrous with partial toning, a flaw in third quarter, a really pleasingly bold fine, with NGC holder, graded VF30 (Cert. #6380983-107)
Provenance
Ellerby Area Hoard, Spink 282, 7 October 2022, lot 125
~ Recorded with the Yorkshire Museum, ref. PAS YORYM-18E848 = BM 2019 T668/107 this coin ~
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Sold for
£1,900
Starting price
£1000