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Description
Anne of the House of Stuart, as Queen of Great Britain 1707-1714 AD, Gold Two Guinea (16.74g, 30mm), 1711, Post Union with the Kingdom of Scotland, Royal mint London. Obverse: Draped bust of Queen Anne facing to the left, hair tied with ribbon, legend surrounds, “ANNA· DEI· GRATIA·”. Reverse: Heraldic Charges of the Armorial of the House of Stuart displayed cruciform, each escutcheon surmounted by Saint Edward’s Crown, seven strings to the Irish Charge, Garter star central, Royal Sceptre in each angle for England, Scotland, France and Ireland, date either side of top crown, legend surrounds, “·MAG BRI· FR ET· HIB REG·”. Bull ECG-454; S-3569. Certified and graded by PCGS as Almost Uncirculated 58.
The second of only four dates struck under the reign of Queen Anne, a scarce piece infrequently available for commerce and a noteworthy offering at that, displaying a pleasing portrait with sharp detail matched with bold reverse heraldry, a small flan flaw on reverse which is quite trifling when held in hand, a key coin destined for an astute numismatic collection.
The Latin spanning across both obverse and reverse is the royal titulature of Queen Anne and reads unabridged as “Anna, deī grātiā, Magnae Britanniae, Franciae et Hiberniae rēgīna”, with an English translation of “Anna, by the Grace of God, Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland”.
