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FI23087

George III 1820 Sovereign Roman I in date, extremely rare variety

George III (1760-1820),gold Sovereign, 1820, Roman I for 1 in date, second laureate head right, date below with Roman I and open 2, legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D:,rev. St. George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., edge milled, weight 7.99g (Bentley -; Marsh 4C R3; S.3785C).A few scattered contact marks, toned a bold very fine with clear date variety and extremely rare, no example was present in the Bentley Collection and this is the first time we have ever stocked an example.

Calendar year mintage 931,994.

The Latin legends translate on obverse as "George III by the Grace of God, King of the Britons, Defender of the Faith." The older Norman-French legend on the reverse translates as "Evil to him, who evil thinks" and is the motto of the chivalric Order of the Garter founded in 1348 by King Edward III.

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