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Auction: 5028 - The Samuel King Collection of Highly Important British Gold Coins
Lot: 127

xWilliam and Mary, Five Guineas, 1692, conjoined laureate busts right, gvliel´mvs.et.maria.dei.gratia, 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, seven 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.qvarto.+. (Schneider -; MCE.138; S.3422), a few tiny digs on obverse, some friction to high points, considerable brilliance, nearly extremely fine, a pleasing coin Estimate £ 6,000-8,000

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