Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 2 24 Sep 2019
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James II (1685-88), gold Guinea, 1687, second laureate head left, legend and toothed border surrounding both sides, IACOBVS. II. DEI. GRATIA, rev. crowned cruciform shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, date either side of top crown, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB REX., weight 8.26g (Schneider 457; MCE 128; S.3402). Lightly toned, practically extremely fine.
The Dutch Roettier family were the engravers of the dies used for James II's coinage, and the Master Worker was Thomas Neale who signed a new indenture on 23rd July 1686 for the gold Twenty Shilling piece as it was then, along with the half, double and the "piece of £5" as the Five Guinea piece was known at that time. For the calendar year of 1687 some £401,301 worth of gold was struck as coin.
Provenance:
Ex Spink and Son Ltd, purchased 1978 by Herman Selig.
Ex Herman Selig Collection, part III, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 58, 24th June 2003, lot 14.
The Dutch Roettier family were the engravers of the dies used for James II's coinage, and the Master Worker was Thomas Neale who signed a new indenture on 23rd July 1686 for the gold Twenty Shilling piece as it was then, along with the half, double and the "piece of £5" as the Five Guinea piece was known at that time. For the calendar year of 1687 some £401,301 worth of gold was struck as coin.
Provenance:
Ex Spink and Son Ltd, purchased 1978 by Herman Selig.
Ex Herman Selig Collection, part III, Dix Noonan and Webb, Auction 58, 24th June 2003, lot 14.