2 Guineas - George II Young portrait

€13,115.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1734-1739
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value2 Guineas (2.1)
CurrencyPound sterling (1158-1970)
CompositionGold (.9167)
Weight16.8 g
Dimensions32 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Obverse: John Croker
Reverse: John Tanner
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#576, Sp#3667
Obverse descriptionYoung laureate portrait of King George II left, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGEORGIUS·II· DEI·GRATIA·
(Translation: George the Second by the Grace of God)
Reverse descriptionCrowned quartered shield of arms, divided date above, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringM·B·F·ET·H·REX·F·D·B·ET·L·D·S·R·I·A·T·ET·E·17 38·
(Translation: King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, Duke of Brunswick and Lueneburg, Arch Treasurer and Elector of the Holy Roman Empire)
EdgeReeded
Mint
Mintage1734  - -
1735  - -
1738  - -
1739  - overdate variety exists -
Catalog ID8322373890
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