Auction: 15031 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins - Part 2
Lot: 509
George III (1760-1820), pattern Shilling, 1764, 5.79g, by Richard Yeo or John Tanner, georgivs. iii. dei. gratia, young, laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, toothed border both sides, rev. struck en medaille, m.b.f.et. h.rex.f.d.b. et.l.d.s.r.i.a.t.et.e., four crowned shields cruciform, seven strings to Irish harp, Garter Star in centre, edge plain (ESC 1238; KM Pn.44), dark cabinet toning, the portrait struck in high relief, uncirculated, lustrous, rare
provenance
K R R Readhead, collection purchased by Baldwin in 1950
Col H W Morrieson, Sotheby, 20-24 November 1933, lot 841 (part)
J G Murdoch, third portion, Sotheby, 15-19 March 1904, lot 288 (part)
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Sold for
£5,200