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James II 1685-1688 AD
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James II (1685-1688), Gold Five-Guineas, 1687, TERTIO, second laur. bust l., rev. crowned cruciform shields, sceptres in angles.
Estimated Value £60000
John Roettier continued to design the dies for this denomination in the reign of King James II. In this reign, the coins weighed 8.5 g with a diameter of 25-26 mm, and were minted in all years between 1685 and 1688, with an average gold purity of 0.9094. Coins of each year were issued both with and without the elephant and castle mark. The king's head faces left in this reign, and is surrounded by the inscription IACOBUS II DEI GRATIA ("James II by the grace of God"), while the reverse is the same as in Charles II's reign except for omitting the interlinked "C"s in the centre of the coin. The edge of the coins are milled diagonally.
James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch of England, Scotland and Ireland.
Lived: 14 Oct 1633 - 16 Sep 1701 (age 67)
Spouse: Mary of Modena (m. 1673 - 1701) · Anne Hyde (m. 1660 - 1671)
Children: Anne, Queen of Great Britain (Daughter) · Mary II of England (Daughter) · James Francis Edward Stuart (Son) · Henry FitzJames (Son) · Henrietta FitzJames (Daughter) · Isabel Stuart (Daughter) · James FitzJames, 1st Duke of Berwick (Son) · Charles Stuart, Duke of Cambridge (Son) · Louisa Maria Stuart (Daughter) · James Stuart, Duke of Cambridge
Parents: Charles I of England (Father) · Henrietta Maria of France (Mother)
Siblings: Charles II of England (Brother)
Buried: Windsor Castle
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