Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1652
George II (1727-1760), 'Roses and Plumes' Sixpences, 1728 (2), young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to harp, roses and plumes in angles, obliquely milled edge, 2.99g, 6h; 2.95g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 350; Bull 1740; ESC 1606; S.3707), some contact marking, softness to the higher points, very fine; and 'Old Head' Sixpence, 1746 LIMA, older laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, LIMA below bust, rev. crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 3.01g, 6h (Pywell-Phillips 361; ESC 1618; Bull 1757; S.3710A), lustrous, good very fine; and 'Old Head' Sixpences (2), 1757; 1758, old laureate, draped and cuirassed bust left, rev. crowned cruciform shield, six strings to harp, obliquely milled edge, 3.03g, 5h; 3.00g, 5h (Pywell-Phillips 364; ESC 1622, 1623; Bull 1762, 1763; S.3711), the first scratched before the nose, otherwise with lustre, very fine, the second with a hairline scratch to reverse field, otherwise a glossy lustre to richly toned surfaces, very fine (5)
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Sold for
£230
Starting price
£120