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Auction: 23004 - Ancient and British Coins - Featuring the 'White Rose' Collection
Lot: 529

(g) Charles II (1660-1685), Five-Guineas, 1679 TRICESIMO PRIMO, second laureate head right, rounded truncation, rev. crowned shields cruciform, emblem-adorned sceptres in angles, six strings to harp, + • +• DECVS•ET•TVTAMEN•ANNO • • • REGNI•TRICESIMO•PRIMO• [sic] downwards, 41.76g [644.4grns, 6h (MCE 20; King 104; EGC 190; Spink 3331), unfortunate metal flawing on edge at 5 o'clock the result of a defective planchet, otherwise lightly cabinet toned and residually lustrous, lightly haymarked on cheek, otherwise very fine, a wholesome and perfectly honest example of this prohibitively expensive series

Provenance
London Mint Office, by private treaty [with this certificate]
SJA 6, 8 June 2007, lot 179 - "tiny metal flaw on edge at 5 o’clock, otherwise very fine or better" - £2,500

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Sold for
£9,000

Starting price
£6500