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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 407

(g) George III (1760-1820), pattern Guinea, 1813, 9.53g, by Thomas Wyon, georgivs iii dei gratia, laureate head right, with short hair, signed w below truncation, rev. inverted die axis, britanniarvm rex fidei defensor, crowned shield resting on sprays of rose, thistle and shamrock, crown dividing date, edge plain (Montagu 533; WR 118 - R5), with frosted devices on brilliant surfaces, good extremely fine, extremely rare

provenance
Purchased from Baldwin 1944, £25

Sold for
£21,000