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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 101

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1678, 8 over 7, larger first laureate bust right, pointed truncation, long hair extending down less with less curls at termination, ties thicker and shorter, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight 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 inverted inscription in raised letters .*+*. decvs . et . tvtamen anno..regni. tricesimo .., (Schneider 426; MCE.17; S.3328), heavy surface marks both sides, good fine Estimate £ 1,500-2,000

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