Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Lot 1640 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday) Great Britain Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,600
WILLIAM AND MARY, proof halfpenny, 1694, struck in copper on a 31mm flan, 2mm thick, (9.92g), obverse conjoined busts right, the King cuirassed, around GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. toothed border both sides, reverse Britannia seated left on globe, with shield, spear and spray of leaves, date in exergue, BRITAN NIA legend around, (S.3452, Peck 612 EXR). Light adjustment marks on obverse, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Ex Dr. V.J.A. Flynn Collection and previously from Noble Numismatics Sale 105 (lot 1736) and previously from Baldwin's Auctions No.47, The Gregory Collection, 25th September 2006 (lot 355).
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