Charles II 1669 Five-Guineas, 1st bust, AU53, rare date, edge VICESIMO PRIMO
Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1669, first laureate bust right, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB. REX. translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO PRIMO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the twenty first year of the reign, weight 41.61g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 171 plate coin; King -; Holloway 4; M.C.E. 3; S.3328). Nice example of this rare second date of the series, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU53, this coin is the one that is actually illustrated in English Gold Coinage.
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Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1669, first laureate bust right, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, CAROLVS. II. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Charles II by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform emblematic shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, four interlinked C's at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET.HIB. REX. translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI VICESIMO PRIMO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the twenty first year of the reign, weight 41.61g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 171 plate coin; King -; Holloway 4; M.C.E. 3; S.3328). Nice example of this rare second date of the series, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU53, this coin is the one that is actually illustrated in English Gold Coinage.
