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Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 358

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1717, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D • normal-sized lettering, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 17 • BRVN ET • L • DVX S • R • I • A : TH • ET • EL • 17, crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, six hearts to semée, roses and plumes in angles, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 269; ESC 1164; Bull 1564; S.3645), an radiating die break through upper tie to legend, otherwise attractively lustrous with hints of tone to peripheries, a touch of rub to cheek, almost extremely fine, the reverse better, scarce

Provenance

The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two

Dr Andrew Wayne, London Coin Auction, 4 June 2006, lot 1230

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