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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 421

James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1687 TERTIO, second laureate and draped bust left, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, upwards large lettered edge, 29.99g, 6h (ESC 79; Bull 745; S.3407), lightly flecked with hints of Mint adjustment to flan, otherwise an OUTSTANDING coin even for this more frequently encountered date, the planchet razor-sharp and fully cartwheel lustrous and further accentuated by scintillating neon-blue peripheral hues, choice FDC, very rare thus

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 10 February 1898 - £2.0.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1898 (P.2606, no. 43247) - "a superb and brilliant example, rare, F.D.C." - £2.0.0

George Augustus Pepper-Staveley, Sotheby's, 3-4 December 1897, lot 222 [part] - "James II Crown of 1687 'TERTIO'....all in very fine or mint state" - £4.6.0 [Spink]

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Sold for
£3,800

Starting price
£5