Coins

James II, Pewter Money, Groat, 1689, laureate and draped bust left [from a Gunmoney Sixpence die], rev. crowned harp dividing value, edge grained, 3.61g/12h (Timmins 1A; S 6586; Nelson, pl. iv, 5, this coin). Extremely fine with a hint of original bloom, excessively rare; perhaps only four specimens known, of which this is by far the finest
£5,000-£7,000

Provenance: J.D. Cuff Collection, Sotheby Auction, 8 June-5 July 1854, lot 1929 (part); J.B. Bergne Collection, Sotheby Auction, 20-31 May 1873, lot 976 (part); R.W. Marsham Collection, Sotheby Auction, 19-27 November 1888, lot 971; H. Montagu Collection, Part IV, 15-17 July 1897, lot 225; R.A. Hoblyn Collection, Sotheby Auction, 7-8 December 1906, lot 265; R.C. Lockett Collection, Glendining Auction, 18-19 June 1957, lot 647; Spink Auction 6, 10-11 October 1979, lot 891; A Collection of Gun Money and Other Coins of James II, Glendining Auction, 8-9 October 1990, lot 1053