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10 March 2021

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№ 585

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10 March 2021

Hammer Price:
£4,000

James II (1685-1688), Shilling, 1685, plume at centre of cruciform shields on rev., 5.67g/6h (ESC 764; S 3411). Only fair with some minor surface porosity, reverse better with the plume clear, extremely rare £4,000-£6,000

Provenance: Found as part of a hoard of two coins, along with a William III shilling, underneath an apple tree in Shoscombe (Somerset), 2019. The hoard was recorded through the portable antiquities scheme and disclaimed in accordance with the Treasure Act (PAS SOM-E55C8D)