Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 398
William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1689, first, conjoined busts right, different hair arrangement by ribbons, gvlielmvs.et.maria.dei.gratia, toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, second crowned quartered shield of arms, with Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon with eight lozenges surrounding, six strings to Irish harp, crown with no frosting but with pearls, date either side, .mag.br.fr.et.hib.rex.et.regina., edge, upright, .+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.primo (cf.ESC 511; S.3435), cleaned, good fine Estimate £ 80-100PROVENANCE:Bonhams, 10 December 1996, lot 211 part
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