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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 125

xWilliam and Mary, 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 upright inscription in raised letters .+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.tertio.+ (Schneider -; MCE.136; S.3422), pin-hole on edge at top, some light surface marks, with an attractive red tone, some light cabinet friction, otherwise extremely fine Estimate £ 7,000-9,000

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£6,000