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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 131

xWilliam and Mary, Two Guineas, 1693, conjoined laureate busts right, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned, quartered arms with escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau with ten lozenges, eight strings to Irish harp, date at top, mag.br.fr.et.hib . rex.et.regina. edge obliquely grained (Schneider 463; MCE.145; S.3424), weak strike on parts of obverse, pleasing red tone, good very fine Estimate £ 3,000-4,000

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