Live auction - fwo_447662 - GREAT-BRITAIN - GEORGE II 1/2 Penny 1749
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| Estimate : | 220 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 31 October 2017 18:11:30 |
Type : 1/2 Penny
Date: 1749
Quantity minted : -
Metal : copper
Diameter : 28,50 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,6 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Bel exemplaire avec une usure régulière mais recouvert d’une belle patine avec des reflets cuivrés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GEORGIVS. - II. REX.
Obverse description : Buste lauré à gauche de Georges II.
Reverse
Reverse legend : BRITAN - NIA..
Reverse description : Britannia assise à gauche.
Historical background
GREAT-BRITAIN - GEORGE II
(22/06/1727-25/10/1760)
Georges II (10/11/1683-25/10/1760) is the son of Georges I (1714-1727) and Sophie-Dorothée of Brunswick. He succeeded his father in 1726 and was also Duke of Brunswick and Lüneburg. He left Walpole to govern until 1742. He was the first Hanoverian king to take an interest in England.
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