Great Britain 1681 1/2 guinea

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Jean Elsen sale 143, lot 1727

This specimen was lot 1727 in Jean Elsen sale 143 (Brussels, December 2019), where it sold for €1,400 (about US$1,828 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"GRANDE-BRETAGNE, Charles II (1660-1685), AV demi-guinée, 1681. D/ B. nu et lauré à d. R/ Croix formée des écus couronnés d'Angleterre, Ecosse, France et Irlande, séparés par les insignes royaux. Rare Griffes et petits coups. Très Beau. (kingdom of Great Britain, Charles II, 1660-85, gold half guinea of 1681. Obverse: laureate bare head right; reverse: cross formed of the arms of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, separated by four scepters. Rare, scratches and minor nicks, very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1672-84. There is a similar type (KM 439.2) struck 1676-84 with an elephant and castle added below the king's bust; this marked gold obtained from Africa.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.18 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4,11 g.

Catalog reference: S-3348; Fr-290, KM 439.1.

Source:

  • Lobel, Richard, Mark Davidson, Allan Hailstone and Eleni Calligas, Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of English and UK Coins, 1066 to Date, London: Coincraft, 1995.
  • Skingley, Philip, ed., Standard Catalogue of British Coins: Coins of England & the United Kingdom, 46th edition, London: Spink & Son, 2011.
  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Elsen, Philippe, Vente Publique 143, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2019.

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