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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 466

William III, Solus (1694-1702), Chester Sixpences (2), 1696 C, first laureate and draped bust right, C below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, three strings to early harp, large crowns, nine billets, edge obliquely milled, 2.93g, 6h (ESC 1536; Bull 1268; S.3522), adjustment marks on reverse, otherwise darkly cabinet toned, good fine, the reverse better; another, 1697 C, similar, no stops after MAG, FRA, and HIB, six strings to late harp, small crowns, nine billets, edge obliquely milled, 3.06g, 6h (ESC 1557, stops not mentioned; Bull 1273; S.3533), adjustment marks on portrait, otherwise lustrous, a pleasing extremely fine and much as struck (2)

Provenance

The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection (1870-1941)

i) Acquired privately, by April 1913 - £0.2.0




ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 4 October 1900 - £0.5.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, October 1900 (P.4264, no. 66312) - "Chester, 1697, extremely fine" - £0.5.6

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Sold for
£250

Starting price
£5