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LOT 1896
Georgian Gilt Bronze Cartwheel Twopence Patch Box
DATED 1797 A.D.
(56.39 grams, 41 mm).
Obv: profile bust right with GEORGIUS III D G REX incuse legend; Rev: Britannia seated left with BRITANNIA 1797 incuse legend; converted into a patch box with obverse gilded. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in 2010.
From the collection of a North American gentleman.
S. 3775; Scott -.
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