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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 144

James II, Halfcrown, 15.07g., 1686, first laureate and draped bust facing left, iacobvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, date either side of crown above English shield, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, .+.decvs.et.tvtamen. .anno.regni.secvndo.+ (ESC 494; S.3408), light adjustment scrape on cheek, die flaw by first 6 in date, toned, extremely fine Estimate £800-1,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1945 for £5.5/-

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