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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 105

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1680, elephant and castle below second laureate bust right, rounded truncation, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, semi-frosted inner rings to crowns, 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. tricesimo.secvndo., (Schneider -; MCE.22; S.3332), weakly struck in parts, die flaw in hair, some surface marks, very fine / good very fine, and extremely rare Estimate £ 6,000-8,000 Bonhams, 10 December 1996, lot 191

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