bare head of Galba facing right
Once cleaned now lightly toned
initials closer and raised on truncation with hooked J
Bombay or Calcutta
SACRA MONET AVGG ET CAESS NOSTR
George III 1809 Half-Guinea, 7th bust bare head of Galba facingGeorge III (1760 1820), gold Half Guinea, 1809, seventh laureate head right, legend GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA rev. quartered shield of arms within crowned garter, French legend on garter HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL. Y. PENSE., date below, legend commences upper right, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, weight 4. 22g (Schneider 623; Bull EGC 854; MCE 445; S. 3737). Toned, surface marks, pawnbrokers graffito below bust, otherwise extremely fine.