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Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 190

George II (1727-60), Crown, 29.88g., 1735, young laureate and draped bust facing left, georgivs.ii dei.gratia., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned cruciform shields, twelve strings to Irish harp, Garter Star at centre, rose and plumes in angles, date either side of crown above halved English and Scottish shield, .m.b.f.et. h.rex.f.d.b et.l.d.s.r.i a.t.et.e., edge, inscribed in raised letters of inverted axis, .decvs.et.tvtamen anno regni.octavo, r of regni very weak (ESC 120; S.3686), tiny dig on neck and on cheek, attractively toned, extremely fine Estimate £800-1,000 provenance Purchased Baldwin 1943 for £2/2

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