Charles II (1660-1685), Five-Guineas, 1678 over 7 TRICESIMO, second laureate head right, rounded truncation, longer ties, rev. no stop after HIB, crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, ?++?DECVS ?ET ?TVTAMEN ?ANNO ?REGNI ?TRICESIMO, downwards on edge, 41.80g, 6h (Murdoch II, -; King 103; Schneider II, 427/-; MCE 19; Spink 3331), minor flan split at 10 oclock, otherwise lustrous with a hint of tone, a pleasingly good very fine to near extremely fine, a desirable example thus Provenance The Chalaza Collection Spink 81, 19 November 1990, lot 127 NGC AU58+ (Certification #5880291-008) [Top Pop] https://www.ngccoin.com/certlookup/5880291-008/58/
