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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 130

xWilliam and Mary, Five Guineas, 1694, elephant and castle below, conjoined laureate busts right, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, fine detail more crudely engraved, crowned, quartered shield with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau with eleven lozenges, seven strings to Irish harp, date at top, .mag.br.fr.et.hib. rex.et.regina. edge inverted inscription in raised letters .+.decvs . et . tvtamen ..anno . regni . sexto.+., (Schneider -; MCE.143; S.3423), a few edge knocks with light repairs, once cleaned, otherwise nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 Bonhams, 24 March 1999, lot 180

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