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GM25388

George III 1791 Half-Guinea, fifth head, spade type reverse, AU58

George III (1760-1820), gold Half Guinea, 1791, fifth laureate head right, Latin legend surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA., rev. spade shaped crowned quartered shield of arms, date below, legend reads in abbreviated Latin commencing lower left, M.B.F. ET. H. REX. F.D. B.ET. L. D. S. R. I. A. T ET. E. (Schneider -; EGC 834; MCE 431; S.3735). A nice example with some residual mint lustre, graded by NGC as AU58.

NGC Certification 2124454-008.

The Latin legends translate to on obverse "George III by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse in abbreviated Latin which if in shown in full reads "Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex Fidei Defensor Brun et Lunebergen-sis Dux, Sacri Romani Imperii Archi-Thesaurius et Elector" and translates as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Luneberg, High Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire."

Provenance:

Ex-Sincona British Collection Part 2, Sincona Auction 75, 16th May 2022, Lot 274.

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