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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 92

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1668, elephant below first laureate bust right, pointed truncation, long hair extending down, carolvs.ii. dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, sceptres in angles, interlinked C´s in centre, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge inverted inscription in raised letters +. decvs . et . tvtamen .. anno. regni. vicesimo. (Schneider -; MCE.2; S.3329), red tone on reverse, considerable surface marks, nearly very fine Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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