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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 165

xGeorge II, Five Guineas, 1735, young, laureate head left, georgivs.ii. dei.gratia. toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned quartered shield of arms, revised garnishing, crown band more ornate, eight hearts to Hanoverian Arms, ten strings to Irish harp, Scottish Arms with no lis to inner frame, date at top, .m.b.f.et.h.rex.f.d.b.et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e. edge upright inscription in raised letters more closely spaced, .decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.nono, (Schneider 559; MCE.282; S.3663A), weakly struck in parts, light haymarking covering both sides, with considerable brilliance both sides, very fine, reverse better Estimate £ 3,500-4,500

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