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Auction: 5033 - The Colin Adams Collection of Halfcrowns
Lot: 472

William III, Halfcrown, 1698, first, laureate, draped bust right, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, modified large crowned cruciform shields, later harp with seven strings, Lion of Nassau at centre with six small lozenges surrounding, date at top, .mag br.fra et.hib rex., edge, upright, .+.+.+.+.decvs.et.tvtamen anno.regni.octavo (ESC 553 R6; S.3494), lightly haymarked on obverse, toned, very fine Estimate £ 1,000-1,250PROVENANCEH A Parsons, Glendining, 11 May 1954, lot 573Lord Hamilton of Dalzell, Spink Auction 3, 21 February 1979, lot 212Glendining, 17 September 1980, lot 289P Bateman, Bonhams, 4 June 1998, lot 470

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