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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 134

xWilliam III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 1699, first laureate bust right, gvlielmvs iii dei gra, only mere traces of stops visible due to die-filling, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib rex., some stops lower, edge inverted inscription in raised letters +.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.undecimo., inverted A´s for V´s in legend and inverted N at men (Schneider 478; MCE.169; S.3454), tiny scratch on reverse and other light marks, extremely fine / nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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