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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 385

Anne (1702-14), after Union with Scotland, Five-Guineas, 1706, anna. dei. gratia., draped bust left, rev. inverted die axis, mag. bri. fr. et. hib. reg., second reverse with arms of England and Scotland impaled, four crowned shields cruciform, ten strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, Garter Star in centre, edge with inverted riased letters, decvs. et. tvtamen. anno. regni. qvinto (MCE 200; Schnieder 529; S.3566), a fine flan crack from edge to queen's nose, otherwise an exceptional example, lightly toned and fully lustrous, extremely fine

provenance
E Wertheimer, Glendining, 24 January 1945, lot 150, £105

Though the Act of Union took effect on 1 May 1707, the Treaty of Union had been agreed by both Scottish and English Parliaments some months before, and was ratified by the Scottish Parliament on 16 January 1707 n.s. (1706 o.s.) This accounts for the appearence of these Five-Guinea pieces dated 1706, indicating that they were struck before 25 March 1707 n.s. (1706 o.s.), and with anno regni qvinto, indicating that the coins were struck before 7 March 1707 n.s. (1706 o.s.).


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Sold for
£30,000