Charles II (1660-1685), Royal African Company Two-Guineas, 1678, Elephant and Castle, second laureate head facing right, elephant and castle below, rev. crowned cruciform shields, crowns with frosted inner rings, five strings to harp, sceptres in angles, interlinked Cs at centre, edge obliquely milled, 16.69g [258.0grns], 5h (MCE 41; EGC 214-215; Spink 3336), lightly cleaned in antiquity, otherwise lustrous with hints of reddish-orange tone in recesses, an exceptionally uniform and bold striking of this notoriously soft issue, about extremely fine, very rare in this attractive high grade, in NGC St Helier holder, graded UNC Details ~ Cleaned (Cert. #6684100-002)
