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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 96

xCharles II, Five Guineas, 1673, 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, frosted inner rings to crowns, 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 . qvinto*. (Schneider -; MCE.8; S.3328), surface marks both sides, dig on cheek, a few light scratches, retaining brilliance good very fine Estimate £ 5,000-6,000

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