Five Guineas: George II (obverse)

1746

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Title: Five Guineas: George II (obverse)
Date Created: 1746
Physical Dimensions: Diameter: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.)
Provenance: Mrs. Emery May Holden Norweb (1895-1984), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Type: Coins
Rights: CC0
External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.208.a
Medium: gold
Inscriptions: DEI . GRATIA . GEORGIVS . II; below: LIMA.
Department: Medieval Art
Culture: England, George II, 1727-1760
Credit Line: The Norweb Collection
Collection: MED - Numismatics
Accession Number: 1969.208.a

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