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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 170

xGeorge II, Five Guineas, 1748, old 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, seven hearts to Hanoverian Arms, nine strings to Irish harp, Scottish arms with plain 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 inverted inscription in raised letters decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.vicesimo.secvndo. (Schneider 565; MCE.286; S.3666), light surface marks both sides, light red tone with underlying brilliance, good very fine Estimate £ 5,000-6,000

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