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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 148

xAnne, Post-Union, Five Guineas, 1713, second draped bust left, straighter truncation, double bow of curls above longer ties, single top curl at top with hair re-arranged, larger lettering both sides, anna.dei. gratia. toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, Post-Union larger crowned cruciform broad shields, eight strings to wider Irish harp, sceptres in angles, square Garter star in centre, date at top, J type 1, .mag bri.fr et.hib reg. edge inverted inscription in raised letters +.decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.dvodecimo., (Schneider -; MCE.203; S.3568), surface marks both sides, dig on shoulder, attractively toned, good very fine Estimate £ 5,000-6,000 Sotheby, 4 October 1990, lot 317Bonhams, 24 March 1999, lot 185

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