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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 103

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1678, 8 over 7, second laureate bust right, rounded truncation, 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 upright inscription in raised letters .*+*. decvs . et . tvtamen anno.regni. tricesimo.., (Schneider -; MCE.19; S.3331), surfaces lightly flecked both sides, a few hairline scratches on reverse, attractive tone, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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