12 Dec 2006
10:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge
Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins
Back to auction 13658
Medals, Bonds, Banknotes and Coins
Back to auction 13658
William and Mary, 1688-94,
Five Guineas, 1692, elephant and castle below conjoined laureate busts right, GVLIELMVS.ET.MARIA.DEI.GRATIA, toothed border both sides,
R.inverted die axis, fine detail more crudely engraved, crowned, quartered shield with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau with ten lozenges, nine strings to Irish harp, date at top, .MAG.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX.ET.REGINA., edge inscribed (S.3423), good very fine with some minor surface marks, better on reverse.
R.inverted die axis, fine detail more crudely engraved, crowned, quartered shield with an escutcheon of the Lion of Nassau with ten lozenges, nine strings to Irish harp, date at top, .MAG.BR.FR.ET.HIB.REX.ET.REGINA., edge inscribed (S.3423), good very fine with some minor surface marks, better on reverse.
Sold for
£9,165
inc. premium
Category: Coins / Coins and Banknotes
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