The Gary Oddie Collection of English Regal Shillings

James II (1685-1688), Shilling, 1685, plume in centre of rev., harp with 5 strings, 5.61g/6h (ESC 763; S 3411). Mediocre, excessively rare £1,000-£1,500

This lot is to be sold as part of a special collection, The Gary Oddie Collection of English Regal Shillings.

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Found as part of a hoard of two coins, along with a William III shilling, underneath an apple tree in Shoscombe (Somerset), 2019; DNW Auction 189, 10 March 2021, lot 585.

The type remained unpublished until 1951, and even now less than 10 specimens are known