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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 80

William III, Two Guineas, 16.67g., 1701, "Fine Work" type, 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, six strings to Irish harp, date either side of crown above English shield, .mag br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, diagonally milled (MCE 173; S.3457), attractive red tone with underlying mint brilliance, almost extremely fine Estimate £3,000-3,500 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1948 for £65

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