Superb LIMA Crown

Sale: Triton X, Lot: 1427. Estimate $2500.  Closing Date: Monday, 8 January 2007.  Sold For $4250. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

HANOVER. George II. 1727-1760. AR Crown (30.11 g, 6h). Dated 1746. GEORGIVS • II DEI • GRATIA •, old laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust left; LIMA • below / • M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • 1746 •, crowned cruciform arms of Britain, France, Ireland, and Brunswick-Lüneburg; roses and plumes in alternating angles. • DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • DECIMO • NONO on edge. ESC 125; SCBC 3689. Superb EF, pearl gray tone with golden hues in the devices. Wonderfully struck.

From a North American Collection.