15th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
George III, Bank of England Three Shillings 1812, obv. laureate head right, rev. BANK TOKEN 3 SHILL. 1812 on 4 lines within wreath, (S.3770; Bull 2079; ESC 416), toned with underlying lustre, GEF
ex CNG 483 lot 732
Sold for £160
Estimated at £150 - £250
Auction: Coins & Banknotes, 15th Feb, 2023
An interesting and eclectic mix of coins spanning over 1000 years of history will go under the hammer in Tennants Auctioneers’ Coins & Banknotes Sale on 15th February. Amongst the nearly 600 lots are rare and fine examples such as a Gold Proof Set issued in 1937 to mark the Coronation of George VI, an AE Drachm produced in Alexandria mint in the reign of the Ptolemy III Euergetes (246-221 BC), a Portuguese Joao V (1720-56) 4 Escudos (Peca) minted in Lisbon in 1727 and two consecutively numbered Bank of England white five pounds.
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Tuesday 14th February 10am-5pm and the morning of the sale from 8am
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