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Auction: 22096 - The "St Albans" Collection of English Gold Coins
Lot: 53

The St. Albans Collection of English Gold Coins | NGC XF40 | William and Mary (1688-1694), Five-Guineas, 1692 QVARTO, conjoined busts right, 'apostrophe flaw' between L and M of GVLIELMVS, rev. crowned garnished shield, rev. crowned garnished shield, +•+• DE[CVS] • ET • TVTAMEN • • ANNO • REGNI • QVARTO • upwards on edge, 41.45g, 5h (MCE 138; Schneider II, -; King 127; Stratos -; Spink 3422), lightly wiped otherwise lustrous, occasional bagmarks across largely clean fields, some degradation of rim lettering, nevertheless about very fine, with NGC 'St Albans' Certification, generously graded XF40 (#6295553-019)

Provenance
'A Distinguished Collection', purchased en bloc via Spink, August 2018




Intriguingly this die combination is also known for the extremely rare 1692 QVINTO issues (cf. Spink 22005, 4 May 2022, lot 113), thereby tying, rather unsurprisingly, the striking of these coins around the 12 February 1692, the date by which the fourth regnal year (QVARTO) ended, and the fifth regnal year (QVINTO) began. Given the degradation of the die and breaking of letters like the top curl of R in REX appearing on both issues, logic would dictate the emission of these coins within weeks of this date and likely around the kalendae of February.

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Sold for
£12,000

Starting price
£7000