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Description
James II of the House of Stuart, King of England 1685-1688 AD, Silver Maundy Set, 1686, includes Maundy Groat, Threepence, Twopence and Penny. Obverse of each: Laureate head of King James II facing to the left, legend surrounds, “IACOBVS· II· DEI· GRATIA”. Reverse of each: Mark of value central, Tudor Crown above, date either side of crown, legend surrounds, “·MAG· BR· FRA· ET· HIB· REX·”. Bull-781; S-3418. A well matched, charmingly toned maundy set, the twopence double struck and a few digs to penny, a nice overall set, Very Fine, a few better.
The Latin legend of each coin 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”.
