Great Britain, Hanover. George III AV Crown. Royal (Tower Hill) mint, 1818. Benedetto Pistrucci, engraver. GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:, laureate head to right, PISTRUCCI under truncation, date below / HONI · SOIT · QUI · MAL · Y · PENSE, St. George on horseback slaying dragon; PISTRUCCI below, legend on garter around. Edge inscription: DECUS ET TUTAMEN ANNO REGNI LIX. SCBC 3787; KM 675; Numista 13172. 28.29g, 38mm, 6h.
Near Mint State; stunning old cabinet tone with underlying lustre and hints of iridescence.