Sovereign Rarities Ltd
Auction 8 15 Feb 2023
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George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1794, fifth laureate head right, Latin legend surrounding, GEORGIVS .III. DEI.GRATIA, rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. edge milled, 8.38g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 725; MCE 398; Farey 1330; S.3729). Once polished, some wear on high points, otherwise very fine.
The Latin legends translate on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God," continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
The gold output for 1794 was £2,558,955 which is the sixth highest of the spade guinea period.
The Latin legends translate on obverse "George the Third by the Grace of God," continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."
The gold output for 1794 was £2,558,955 which is the sixth highest of the spade guinea period.