Description
George II, King of Great Britain 1727-1760 AD, Silver Shilling (5.95g 26mm), 1739, Roses type. Obverse: Younger laureate, cuirassed and draped Bust of King George II facing to left, legend surrounds, “GEORGIVS· II DEI· GRATIA·”. Reverse: Crowned Cruciform Shields of Arms of the House of Hanover as the Sovereigns of England, garter star at centre, roses alternating in angles, legend surrounds, “M· B· F· ET· H· REX· F·D· B· ET· L· D· S· R· I· A· T· ET· E·”. Spink-3701. Minor contact marks, and possibly lightly cleaned in the past, otherwise evenly worn, Very Fine.
A near exact example sold by Roma Numismatics for the equivalent of AU$470 (with BP), although with a nicer, original patina.
The Obverse Latin legend reads “Geōrgius Secundus, Deī Grātiā”, with an English translation of “George the Second, by the Grace of God”. The Reverse Latin legend continues from the obverse and reads “Magnae Britanniae Franciae et Hiberniae Rex, Fideī Dēfēnsor, Brūnsvīcēnsis et Lūnebērgēnsis Dux, Sacrī Romani imperiī Archīthesaurarius et Elector”, with an English translation of “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”. The roses on reverse indicates this coin is struck from silver derived from English mines and sources.