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Auction: 22105 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 20 - The Wootton Collection of English Silver Coins - e-Auction
Lot: 2394

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, seven strings to harp, nine billets, lettered edge upwards, 30.21g, 6h (Bull 996 [R3]; ESC 89C; Spink 3470), rubbed and pecked in fields, lightly wiped and peripherally toned, a bolder fine, the variety clear and very rare

Provenance
B Reed, Amersham (Bucks), by private treaty, 17 January 1996

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Sold for
£160

Starting price
£120