18th Century Material Culture

English Currency II

English
Gold Unite

English Gold Unite

Reign of King Charles I
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Unite

Reign of King Charles I 1643
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Triple Unite (Worth 60 Shillings)

Reign of King Charles I 1642
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Unite

Reign of King Charles II
(Coins of the U.K.)

English
Guinea

English Gold Broad Guinea - Broader than the Guinnea

Struck by Thomas Simon with the Likeness of Oliver Cromwell 1656
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King Charles II 1683
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King James I 1686
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of William & Mary 1692
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King William III 1698
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of Queen Anne 1702
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King George I 1714
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King George II 1727
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea Marked EIC for the East India Company
Reign of King George II 1732
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea LIMA

Reign of King George II - Struck from Gold Captured from the Spanish o the Pacific Coast of South America 1745
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King George II 1756
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Guinea
King George II 1733
(Private Collection)

English Guinea
King George II 1733
(Private Collection)

English Gold Guinea

Reign of King George III 1772
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Guinea
King George III 1777
(Private Collection)

Brass Imitation Guinea Used for Gambling

Marked for King George III 1701
(Coins of the U.K.)

English
Rose Royal

English Rose Royal

Reign of King James I c. 1604 - 1625
(Coins of the U.K.)

English
Two Guinea

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King Charles II 1664
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King Charles II 1678
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King James II 1688
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of William & Mary 1703
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King William III 1701
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of Queen Anne 1711
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King George I 1726
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King George II 1738
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King George II 1740
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Two Guinea

Reign of King George II 1753
(Coins of the U.K.)

English
Five Guinea

English Gold Five Guinea Marked with an Elephant (Africa Company Gold)
Reign of King Charles II 1668
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked with the Elephant & Castle (Africa Company Gold)
Reign of King Charles II 1676
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King Charles II 1670
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King Charles II 1684
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King James II 1688
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King James II 1688
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of William & Mary 1692
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked with the Elephant & Castle (Africa Company Gold)
Reign of William & Mary 1694
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked VIGO

Reign of Queen Anne 1703
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked VIGO

Reign of Queen Anne 1713
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King George I 1720
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked EIC for the East India Company
Reign of King George II 1729
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King George II 1741
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea Marked LIMA

Reign of King George II - Struck from Silver Captured from the Spanish o the Pacific Coast of South America 1746
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King George II 1748
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King George III, Produced byTanner 1770
(Coins of the U.K.)

English Gold Five Guinea

Reign of King George III, Produced byTanner 1773
(Coins of the U.K.)

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