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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 471

William III, Solus (1694-1702), York Halfcrown, 1697 y NONO, laureate and draped bust right, y below, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to late harp, seven billets, upwards lettered edge, 15.36g, 5h (ESC 551; Bull 1100; S.3492), lightly flecked and die wear to hair, otherwise colourfully, albeit softly cabinet toned and further accentuated by residual brilliance in recesses, a pleasing extremely fine, a striking coin with an exemplary pedigree

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 1 September 1899 - £1.17.6

Spink Numismatic Circular, September 1899 (P.3575, no. 56687) - "1697 York, y, A superb specimen and very rare in this state. Ex the Montagu collection, F.D.C." - £1.17.6

William S Lincoln & Son, by private treaty with Spink

Hyman Montagu, Third Portion, Sotheby's, 13-20 November 1896, lot 924 [part] - "Half Crown (Nono)....of 1697, struck at York, with Y under bust, the Half Crown very fine, No. 1 from the Bergne and Brice Collections" - £2.0.0 [Lincoln]

William Brice, collection purchased en bloc by Montagu, 1887

William J Webster, by private treaty with Brice, 1873

John Brodribb Bergne, Sotheby's, 20-30 May 1873, lot 1033 - "Half Crown, York Mint, Y under the bust, very fine and rare" - £3.0.0 [Webster]


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