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LOT 3938
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Shilling. Dated 1743. London mint.
GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E, crowned cruciform shields around central Garter star, roses in angles; date above. SCBC 3702. Very Fine.(5.85gr, 26mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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