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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 124

xWilliam & Mary (1688-94), Five Guineas, 1691, conjoined laureate busts right, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia trace of apostrophe shaped flaw between L and M, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, crowned, quartered shield with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau with eleven lozenges, eight strings to Irish harp, date at top, .mag.br.fr.et.hib. rex.et.regina. edge inverted inscription in raised letters .+.decvs . et . tvtamen ..anno . regni . tertio.+, (Schneider -; MCE.136; S.3422), two small digs on King´s cheek, small patch of scratching by last A of legend, hairline scratch by second V in legend, otherwise with a very attractive red tone and underlying brilliance, a little cabinet friction at centre, extremely fine Estimate £ 7,000-9,000

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