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Auction: 24014 - The Alfred Leonard Fuller of Bath Collection of English Silver Coins and Tokens
Lot: 552

George III (1760-1820), 'Duke of Northumberland' Shilling, 1763, GEORGIUS • III DEI • GRATIA • young laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. four crowned shields cruciform, angles plain, eight strings to harp, seven hearts, edge obliquely milled, 6.01g, 6h (Hawkins p. 410; ESC 1214; Bull 2124; S.3742), lightly flecked, otherwise attractively cabinet toned and lustrous, good extremely fine and much as issued

Provenance

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

Acquired from Messrs Spink & Son, 6 January 1899 - £0.15.0

Spink Numismatic Circular, January 1899 (P.3181, no. 51135) - "NORTHUMBERLAND TYPE 1763. GEORGIUS. III DEI. GRATIA. Laureate youthful bust to right, probably by Yeo. Rev. Four shields, crowned, arranged cross-wise. Angles plain. The first shillings issued in this reign and of much rarity as only 2000 were struck. Vide. Hawkins p. 410. rare, F.D.C." - £0.15.0


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