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                    Lot: 360
                
                    
                        The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | George I (1714-1727), 'Roses and Plumes' Shilling, 1719, GEORGIVS • D ' G • M • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • F • D •  first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. 19 • 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 271; ESC 1166 [R2]; Bull 1567 [R2]; S.3645), lightly toned with fiery orange hues in lustrous recesses of legends, very fine, a scarce date in any grade
Provenance
The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two
    
Seaby, by private treaty, 12 January 1973 - £55
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                            Starting price                        
                            
                            
                            £180