Watch List notes:

STUART. James II. 1685-1688. AV Five Guineas (38mm, 41.57 g, 6h). Dually dated 1688 and RY quarto. IACOBVS · II · DEI · GRATIA, second laureate bust left / MAG · BR · FRA · ET HIB · REX 16 88 ·, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms; scepters in quarters. MCE 1192; SCBC 3397A. In NGC encapsulation, 4728996-002, graded XF 40. Attractive reddish tone with some luster.


From the G.W.K. Roberts Collection. Ex Seaby Coin & Medal Bulletin No. 545 (October 1963), no. G2148 (lot includes ticket).