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Description
Kingdom of England, James II of the House of Stuart, King of England 1685-1688 AD, Silver Crown (29.71g, 39mm), 1687, Royal mint, London. Obverse: Second laureate and draped bust of King James II facing to the left, legend surrounds, “IACOBVS· II· DEI· GRATIA”. Reverse: The Royal Arms of the Kingdom of England, as borne by King James II, displayed cruciform, each escutcheon surmounted by Saint Edward’s Crown, eight strings to the Irish Harp, Star of the Order of the Garter at centre, either side of top crown, legend surrounds, “·MAG· BR· FRA· ET· HIB· REX·”. Edge: Inscription in raised letters, “DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI TERTIO”. Bull-743; S-3407. Light marks and some weakness of strike over date, otherwise nicely toned with idyllic cabinet grey, Very Fine.
The Latin legend spanning across both obverse and reverse is the royal titulature of King James II, reading unabridged as “Iācōbus secundus, Deī Grātiā, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae, Rēx”, with an English translation of “James the second, by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland”. The edge Latin inscription reads unabridged as “Decus et Tūtāmen Annō Rēgnī Tertiō”, with an English translation of “An Ornament and safeguard, Third Regnal Year”.
