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Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 412

(g) George III (1760-1820), pattern Two-Pounds, 1820, 15.90g, by Benedetto Pistrucci, georgius iii d:g: britanniar: rex f:d:, laureate head right, date below, rev, inverted die axis, without legend, St George and the dragon, signed b.p. below ground line to right, small w.w.p. (for William Wellesley Pole) on ground below broken lance to left, edge with upright raised letters, decus et tutamen. anno regni lx. (S.3784; WR 179 - R3), some light hairlines and handling marks, two small copper spots on reverse, otherwise the surfaces brilliant and reflective, extremely fine, very rare

provenance
Glendining, 3 June 1946, lot 45, £76

Sold for
£35,000