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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 135

xWilliam III (1694-1702), Five Guineas, 1699, Five Guineas, 1699, first laureate bust right, gvlielmvs iii.dei gra. 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 upright 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), some light hairlines and minor marks, small flan flaw by truncation, with full mint brilliance and a proof-like reverse, a very pleasing extremely fine Estimate £ 8,000-10,000 Sotheby, 13 February 1986, lot 160Sotheby, 4 April 1991, lot 176

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£8,000