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LOT 3276
Great Britain. Hanover, George III 'Error E' AR Shilling. Dated 1816. London mint. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage.
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. G(Error E)OR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2140; ESC 1228; SCBC 3790. Good Fine. Top bar of E in GEO absent.(5.52gr, 24mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Property of a Berkshire, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3276
Great Britain. Hanover, George III 'Error E' AR Shilling.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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