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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 137

xWilliam III, Five Guineas, 1699, elephant and castle below 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. 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 479; MCE.170; S.3455), some light adjustment marks on tip of truncation, light red tone, nearly extremely fine Estimate £ 7,000-9,000 Sotheby, 7 October 1993, lot 148

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