1816 George III silver Halfcrown with 'bull head' portrait o...
Estimate
£500 - £700
1816 George III silver Halfcrown with 'bull head' portrait of the King (S 3788, ESC 613, Bull 2086). Obverse: right-facing laureate bust by Benedetto Pistrucci with the date (1816) below and 'GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA' around. Reverse: royal shield of arms within a decorative garter and chain with St George and the dragon pendant below and crown above by Leonard Charles Wyon. 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' in garter with double tail to 'Q' and 'BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:' around. Weight: 14.23g. Diameter: 32.3mm. Grade: BU - Brilliant Uncirculated. This coin comes with an old dealer's ticket.
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£500 - £700
1816 George III silver Halfcrown with 'bull head' portrait of the King (S 3788, ESC 613, Bull 2086). Obverse: right-facing laureate bust by Benedetto Pistrucci with the date (1816) below and 'GEORGIUS III DEI GRATIA' around. Reverse: royal shield of arms within a decorative garter and chain with St George and the dragon pendant below and crown above by Leonard Charles Wyon. 'HONI SOIT QUI MAL Y PENSE' in garter with double tail to 'Q' and 'BRITANNIARUM REX FID: DEF:' around. Weight: 14.23g. Diameter: 32.3mm. Grade: BU - Brilliant Uncirculated. This coin comes with an old dealer's ticket.
