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Auction: 24124 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 36: British and World Coins and Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1801

Caroline, Consort of George II, Official AR Coronation Medal, 1727, by John Croker, CAROLINA • D • G • MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REGINA •, diademed and draped bust left, rev. HIC • AMOR • HAEC • PATRIA •, Queen Caroline standing between Religion and Britannia, CORON • XI • OCTOB • MDCCXXVII • in exergue in two lines, edge plain, 35mm., 18.81g (MI 480/8; Eimer 512), some minor contact marks to the obverse, touch of softness to this pleasingly high-relief striking, nonetheless the fields with a rich cabinet tone and brilliance, extremely fine and scarce with a reported mintage of only 400 pieces

Provenance

Eastbourne Auction Rooms, 13 September 2012, lot 365


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Estimate
£300 to £400

Starting price
£280