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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 470

William III, Solus (1694-1702), Norwich (3), Halfcrown, 1696 N OCTAVO, laureate and draped bust right, small N below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, five strings to early harp, nine billets, upwards lettered edge, 15.05g, 6h (ESC 538; Bull 1083; S.3479), adjustment marks and other light scratches, otherwise residually lustrous and cabinet toned, very fine; also, Shilling, 1697 N, first laureate and draped bust right, N below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, small 7 in date, five strings to harp, eight billets, edge obliquely milled, 5.95g, 6h (ESC 1099; Bull 1187; S.3501), light flecking, otherwise lustrous and beautifully cabinet toned, a most pleasing extremely fine, rare in this grade; lastly, Sixpence, 1696 N, first laureate and draped bust right, N below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, three strings to early harp, large crowns, six billets, edge obliquely milled, 2.91g, 6h (ESC 1538; Bull 1288; S.3524), on a slightly concave flan, otherwise darkly cabinet toned and lustrous, struck details very fine or marginally better (3)

Provenance

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

i) Acquired privately, by April 1913 - £0.4.6



ii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 5 May 1900 - £0.12.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1900 (P.3936, no. 61678) - "Norwich, 1697. A beautiful specimen, extremely fine" - £0.12.6



iii) Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 13 April 1899 - £0.7.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, April 1899 (P.3322, no. 53176) - "Norwich 1696 N beneath the bust. Scarce date, rare, very fine" - £0.7.6




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