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Auction: 22105 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 20 - The Wootton Collection of English Silver Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 2393

William III (1694-1702), Great Recoinage, London, Crown, 1696 OCTAVO, no stops in legend, G over D in GRA, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, round breast plate, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, nine billets, lettered edge downwards, 29.79g, 6h (Bull 996 [R3]; ESC 89C; Spink 3470), struck on a broad flan, lightly cleaned with peck marks in fields, subtly retoned, a bolder fine, very rare

Provenance
Format, Birmingham, 21 September 2000

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Sold for
£170

Starting price
£120