Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 6 28 Jun 2022
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AU58 | George I (1714-27), gold Quarter Guinea, 1718, laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS. D.G. M.B.FE. ET. HIB. REX. F.D., rev. crowned cruciform shields, incorporating the Arms of Hanover, sceptres in angles, garter star at centre, date either side of top crown, Latin legend BRVN ET. L. DVX S.R.I.A.TH ET. EL. surrounding, edge diagonally grained, 2.10g (Bull EGC 550; MCE 277; S.3638). Lustrous example with excellent eye appeal, graded by NGC as AU58.
NGC Certification 6320536-005.
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse as "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
(£500-£700)
NGC Certification 6320536-005.
The abbreviated Latin legends translate as on the obverse "George by the Grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith" and on the reverse as "Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
(£500-£700)