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LM40642

Anne 1711 Five-Guineas, 2nd bust, AU58, Post-Union

Regular price £85,000
Regular price Sale price £85,000

Anne (1702-14), gold Five Guineas, 1711, second draped bust left, Latin legend with pellet stops surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA. translates as "Anne by the Grace of God" toothed border surrounding, rev. crowned cruciform Post-Union emblematic dimidiated shields, emblematic sceptres in angles, rose at centre, date either side of top crown, abbreviated Latin legend, .MAG. BRI. FR. ET.HIB REG. translates as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland" toothed border surrounding, edge inscribed in raised letters DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI DECIMO, translates as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the tenth year of the reign (Schneider 531; Bull EGC 451; King 147; Holloway 71; M.C.E. 202; S.3568).With some light flecking and very attractively toned, has been graded and slabbed by NGC as AU58.

NGC Certification 5709583-001

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "Anne by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland."

The calendar year output of gold coins in the year 1711 totalled £414,918 which is the third highest of the reign.

The "Samuel King" Survey, "The Rarity of Five Guinea Pieces - An Analysis" co-authored by this cataloguer revealed a total of 59 examples of this date passing through the British market-place in a 45-year period up until 2005.

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