Auction: 3024 - The Slaney Collection of English Coins
Lot: 166
William III, Sixpence, 3.13g., 1696 E, Exeter Mint, first laureate and draped bust facing right, E below, gvlielmvs. iii.dei.gra., toothed border both sides, rev. inverted die axis, large crowns over cruciform shields, three strings to early Irish harp, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of crown above English shield, .mag. br.fra. et.hib. rex., edge, diagonally milled (ESC 1537; S.3523), adjustment marks both sides in hair and on French shield, attractively toned, extremely fine, rare Estimate £150-200
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