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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 390

William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1689, no stops on obverse, first, conjoined busts right, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, first crowned quartered shield of arms, with Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon with three lozenges, seven strings to Irish harp, crown without frosting but with pearls, date either side, .mag.br.fr.et.hib.rex.et.regina., edge, inverted, .+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen.anno.regni.primo (ESC 507A; S.3434), toned, good fine Estimate £ 250-300PROVENANCEP Hunt, portion of collection purchased privately by Colin Adams, 2001

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