Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 1 25 Sep 2018
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Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1677, elephant and castle below first laureate bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, eight strings to Irish harp, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB REX., no stop after HIB, edge inscribed in raised letters, .*.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. VICESIMO. NONO, weight 41.89g (Schneider -; M.C.E. 16; S.3330). Some tiny nicks and marks both sides, a couple of more major ones in obverse fields, retaining a proof-like mint brilliance, otherwise almost extremely fine, reverse extremely fine, rare, in NGC holder graded MS62+.
NGC certification 4829505-003
The elephant and castle is the badge of the African Company that supplied gold bullion to make this coinage. The "Samuel King" Survey, "The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis" co-authored by this cataloguer revealed a total of only eight examples of the elephant below bust passing through the British market place in a 45-year period up until 2005, one of the top ten lowest numbers generated for Charles II in this survey.
Provenance:
Ex A Collection of Five Guinea Pieces 1668-1753, Morton and Eden, Auction 6, 11th December 2003, lot 373.
NGC certification 4829505-003
The elephant and castle is the badge of the African Company that supplied gold bullion to make this coinage. The "Samuel King" Survey, "The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces – An Analysis" co-authored by this cataloguer revealed a total of only eight examples of the elephant below bust passing through the British market place in a 45-year period up until 2005, one of the top ten lowest numbers generated for Charles II in this survey.
Provenance:
Ex A Collection of Five Guinea Pieces 1668-1753, Morton and Eden, Auction 6, 11th December 2003, lot 373.