Лот 533. James II (1685-1688), Half-Guinea, 1688, laureate head right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, four strings to harp, edge obliquely milled, 4.17g, 5h (Murdoch II, 700; King - [cf. 123]; Schneider II, -; Stratos 30 same dies; EGC 342; MCE 135; Spink 3404), residually lustrous with a small flaw above brow, tiny digs in first quarter, the A of IACOBVS re-sunk and the B deteriorated to give the 'IACORVS' reading, otherwise a bolder very fine, scarce. Estimate: £1,200 - £1,600