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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 378

James II, Halfcrown, 1688, second, laureate, draped bust left, iacobvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to Irish harp, plain angles, Garter star at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex., edge, inverted, .+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.qvarto (ESC 502; S.3409), some porosity and lines perhaps due to being in a fire, good very fine, rare Estimate £ 800-1,000

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