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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 100

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1677, larger first laureate bust right, pointed truncation, long hair extending down with less curls at termination, ties thicker and shorter, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, seven strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, interlinked C´s in centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex., no stop after hib, edge upright inscription in raised letters .*.decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.vicesimo.nono (Schneider -; MCE.15; S.3328), minor digs in field hairline scratches on reverse, nearly extremely fine with considerable brilliance Estimate £ 5,000-6,000

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