+ weight 15
lightly cracked at centre across top of reverse shield
to upper right of exergue for designer Benedetto Pistrucci (Hill T68
attractive toning and scarce
IMP CAESAR TRAIANVS HADRIANVS AVG
George III 1801 Third-Guinea, 2nd type, MS61, 1st head + weight 15George III (1760 1820),gold Third Guinea, 1801, second type, first laureate head right, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA.,rev. large crown centre, date below, Latin legend surrounding commencing at top, + BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge milled (Schneider ; Bull EGC 871 R2; MCE 453; S. 3739). Toned with some small nicks on obverse, graded by NGC as MS61, a rare date.