13 Dec 2012
10:00 EST
New York
Property of a Gentleman: An Important Collection of English Coins
Back to auction 20086
Property of a Gentleman: An Important Collection of English Coins
Back to auction 20086
George II, 1727-1760, Gold 5 Guineas, 1746
KM-586.1, S-3665, 41.85 grams, 38mm. LIMA below bust, old laureate head left, GEORGIVS.II.DEI.GRATIA, toothed border both sides, reverse: crowned quartered shield of arms, revised garnishing, crown band more ornate, 11 hearts to Hanoverian Arms, nine strings to Irish harp, Scottish arms with inner frame of lis more crudely engraved, date 1746 at top, M.B.F.ET.H.REX.F.D.B.ET.L.D.S.R.I.A.T.ET.E. Rich antique-gold color overall with deeper red-gold accents surrounding obverse border. Sharply defined including the central obverse details. About Uncirculated
Sold for
US$ 18,720
inc. premium
Category: Coins / Coins and Banknotes
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