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Description
Kingdom of Great Britain, George II of the House of Hanover, King of Great Britain 1727-1760 AD, Gold Two Guinea (16.71g, 32mm), 1738, Royal Mint, London. Obverse: First, younger laureate head of King George II facing to the left, legend surrounds, “GEORGIVS · II · DEI· GRATIA·”. Reverse: Royal Arms of the Kingdom of Great Britain, as borne by King George II and the reigning House of Hanover, within elaborate mantle and surmounted by St. Edward’s Crown, Irish harp of 7 strings, 8 hearts to semée of Luneberg charge, date either side of crown, legend surrounds, “·M· B· F· ET· H· REX· F·D· B· ET· L· D· S· R· I· A· T· ET· E·”. Bull EGC-568; MCE-291; S-3667B. A very attractive and highly lustrous example of the 1738 2 Guinea with strong eye appeal in hand, difficult to capture the essence of which with a camera, near Extremely Fine to Extremely Fine.
The Latin legend is the Royal titulature of King George II, beginning on the obverse and continuing on to the reverse, reading unabridged as “Geōrgius secundus, Deī grātiā, Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rēx, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Brūnsvīcēnsis et Lūnebērgēnsis Dux, Sacrī Romani imperiī Archīthesaurarius et Elector”, with an English translation of “George the Second, by the Grace of God, 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”.
