Pattern Guinea, 1813, by Thomas Wyon, small short haired, laureate bust right, W below, similar to the "Military" type, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned shield, dividing date, the base of the shield garnished with sprays of rose, thistle and shamrock, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge plain, 8.38g. (Montagu 533; Murdoch 149; Nobleman 12; Douglas-Morris 121 [this coin]; Num. Chron. Vol. XIII (1850-51), p.124, No.62), slight scratch behind neck-tie, otherwise as struck, exceedingly rare

Details
Pattern Guinea, 1813, by Thomas Wyon, small short haired, laureate bust right, W below, similar to the "Military" type, GEORGIVS III DEI GRATIA, rev. crowned shield, dividing date, the base of the shield garnished with sprays of rose, thistle and shamrock, BRITANNIARUM REX FIDEI DEFENSOR, edge plain, 8.38g. (Montagu 533; Murdoch 149; Nobleman 12; Douglas-Morris 121 [this coin]; Num. Chron. Vol. XIII (1850-51), p.124, No.62), slight scratch behind neck-tie, otherwise as struck, exceedingly rare
Provenance
Capt. K J Douglas-Morris, Sotheby, 26 November 1974, lot 121

Lot Essay

See also colour illustration on page 10