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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 376

William and Mary (1668-94), Guinea, 1689, gvlielmvs. et. maria. dei. gratia, conjoined busts right, elephant and castle below, rev. inverted die axis, mag. br. fr. et. hib. rex. et. regina., g of regina over i, crowned garnished shield with arms of Orange Nassau on inescutcheon, five strings to Irish harp, normal harp, edge diagonally milled (MCE 149; Schneider 469; S.3427), a tiny metal flaw at r of gratia and one or two minor marks, weak strike in the centres otherwise extremely fine, with attractive original lustrous surfaces

provenance
Purchased from Baldwin, 1943, £10.10/-

The Standard Catalogue lists a variety with the g of regina over e. On this very sharp example, it is clear the g is over an i.


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Sold for
£11,000