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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 428

William III, Halfcrown, 1696, first, laureate, draped bust right, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, small crowned cruciform shields, ordinary harp with five strings, Lion of Nassau at centre with nine lozenges surrounding, date at top, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, small letters, inverted, .+.+.+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen. anno.regni.octavo (ESC 534; S.3475), toned, a pleasing extremely fine Estimate £ 600-800PROVENANCEH M Lingford, collection purchased en bloc by Baldwin, 1951Lieut. Col. G T Pearce, purchased by Baldwin, 1978

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