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LOT 3569
Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III & Mary CU Halfpenny. 1688-1694.
Tower (London) mint. Dated 1694. GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA •, jugate busts to right of William, laureate and cuirassed, and Mary, draped / BRITAN-NIA, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding branch and sceptre; garnished shield to right. SCBC 3452. Fair.(9.04gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
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LOT 3569
Great Britain. Stuart (Orange), William III & Mary CU Halfpenny.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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