Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals

George I (1714-1727), Crown, 1726, roses and plumes, edge decimo tertio, ns in edge inscription inverted (ESC 115; S 3639). Very minor traces of cabinet friction on obverse, otherwise extremely fine or better, attractively toned, very rare (£1,500-1,800)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Coins from the Collection formed by Allen Graves.

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Provenance:
S A H Whetmore Collection, Glendining Auction, 14 July 1961, lot 103;
Spink Australia Auction 4 [Sydney], 20 November 1980, lot 86;
SNC October 1987 (5810);
Inveruglas Collection, Noble Numismatics Pty [Melbourne], 11-13 July 1995, lot 4507;
SNC November 1996 (5478);
M Kaufman Collection, Spink Auction 124, 18-19 November 1997, lot 1900.

See Colour Plate II