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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 401

William and Mary, Halfcrown, 1690, first, conjoined busts right, 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, five strings to Irish harp, crown with caul and interior frosted with pearls, date either side, .mag.br.fr.et.hib.rex.et.regina., edge, upright, .*..+.decvs.et.tvtamen..anno.regni.secvndo (ESC 513; S.3435), attractively toned, very fine Estimate £ 400-500

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