James II (1685-1688), Crown, 1686 secvndo, no stops on obverse, first laureate and draped bust left, rev. inverted die axis, crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, + • • + • decvs • et • tvtamen • • anno • regni • secvndo • on edge, 29.81g {460.0grns} (ESC 741 {77}; S.3406), an attractive coin with a superb pedigree, seldom encountered so well struck, extremely fine or very near so, the reverse better, very rare thusWhetmore, Nightingale, Lingford, Yates, Day, Murdoch, Montagu, Brice, Rev. E J Shepherd and Cuff collections