Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 406
George III (1760-1820), pattern Guinea, 1791, 7.94g, by Conrad H Küchler, georgivs iii dei gratia, legend incuse on wide raised border, scroll ornament below, laureate head right, curl extending below truncation which is striated and with three raised dots, rev. inverted die axis, m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e., legend incuse on wide raised border, crowned flat topped spade shaped shield, date below, eight strings to Irish harp, edge plain (Montagu 526A; WR 105 - R7), some handling marks on the brilliant and reflective surfaces, the king's head and the wide borders frosted, good extremely fine, extremely rare
provenance
Glendining, 3 June 1946, lot 50, £44
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£28,000