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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 81

William III, Guinea, 8.36g., 1701, "Fine Work" type, third laureate bust facing right, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, ornamental 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 188; S.3465), light red tone, very fine, rare Estimate £1,000-1,500 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1946 for £30

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