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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 79

William III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 41.73g., 1701, "Fine Work" type, second laureate bust facing right, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra.,toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, plain sceptres in angles, eight strings to Irish harp, date either side of crown above English shield, .mag br.fra et.hib rex., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis +decvs.et.tvtamen.anno..regni.tertio+ (MCE 172; S.3456), light abrasion on cheek and surface marks by truncation, othwerwise a pleasing extremely fine with underlying mint brilliance Estimate £5,000-6,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1948 for £105

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