Previous Lot Next Lot

Auction: 24005 - The Official Coinex Auction of Ancient, British and World Coins
Lot: 354

The L'Abbaye Collection: Part Two | William III, Solus (1694-1702), 'Great Recoinage', Shilling, 1669 for 1696 in error, London, first laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, six strings to harp, angles plain, edge obliquely milled, 6h (Pywell-Phillips -; ESC 1080D [R6]; Bull 1114 [R6]; S.3497), the reverse a trace off-struck, otherwise deeply cabinet toned, the remarkable date error pronounced, strictly bordering fine, OF THE HIGHEST RARITY and with an exemplary provenance

Provenance

The L'Abbaye Collection of Early Milled Shillings: Part Two

Acquired privately from Rasmussen, 19 August 2016

The Home Park Collection, Rasmussen FPL 29 (Summer 2016), no. 134 - £800

Lord Hamilton of Dalzell MC, Spink 3, 21 February 1979, lot 228 - "good to fair and excessively rare" - £420

W L Raynes, Glendining, lot 582 - "good condition, very rare error" - £2.0.0

Subject to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium. For more information please view Terms and Conditions for Buyers.

Sold for
£1,700

Starting price
£400