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George III 1796 Guinea AU58, fifth head Spade reverse
George III (1760-1820), gold Guinea, 1796, low 6 in date, fifth laureate head right, 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., weight 8.35g (Schneider -; Bull EGC 728; Farey 1350 VR; MCE 400; S.3729). Light surface marks, a few flecks, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU58 and a rare date.
NGC Certification 2130744-040.
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."
We note the gold output for the calendar year of 1796 totalled £464,680 the second lowest of the spade guinea type after the rarer 1799.
Provenance:
Ex Dr Rolf Baumhauer Collection, part 4, Sincona, Auction 82, 15th May 2023, lot 1820.
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