Charles II 1681 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust, edge year TRICESIMO TERTIO
Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1681, second 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 TRICESIMO TERTIO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the thirty third year of the reign, weight 41.64g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 194 plate coin; King -; Holloway 31; M.C.E. 23; S. 3331). Some wear to high points with surface marks and test cut on edge negating a straight third party grade, less than 20 examples known in commerce and the plate coin from English Gold Coinage.
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Charles II (1660-85), gold Five Guineas, 1681, second 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 TRICESIMO TERTIO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the thirty third year of the reign, weight 41.64g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 194 plate coin; King -; Holloway 31; M.C.E. 23; S. 3331). Some wear to high points with surface marks and test cut on edge negating a straight third party grade, less than 20 examples known in commerce and the plate coin from English Gold Coinage.
