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CI04626
George III 1818 Half-Sovereign
George III (1760-1820), gold Half-Sovereign, 1818, engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci, laureate head right, date below, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA raised rim both sides, rev. crowned shield of arms, dot below, REX FID: DEF: BRITANNIARUM, weight 3.99g (Marsh 401; S.3786). Lightly toned with underlying brilliance, just a few tiny hairline and surface marks, raised die flaw on second 8 of date, otherwise good extremely fine, hard to find a better example of this date.
The Latin obverse legend translates as "George the Third, by the Grace of God" continuing on the reverse as "King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith."