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KM37722

William & Mary 1691 Crown, edge year TERTIO, NGC AU50 low silver output

Regular price £4,500
Regular price Sale price £4,500

William and Mary (1688-94), silver Crown, 1691, conjoined busts right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA,rev. crowned cruciform shields, six strings to Irish harp, WM monogram in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date surrounding, legend and toothed border surrounding, MAG. BR FR. ET. HI. REX. ET. REGINA. edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. TERTIO.+., weight 30.00g (Bull 820; ESC 82; S.3433). Attractively toned with some wear to high points, has been slabbed and graded by NGC as AU50.

NGC Certification 8368384-002

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "William and Mary by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King and Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland." Additionally on the edge as "An ornament and a safeguard, in the third year of the reign."

We note the silver output for the calendar year of 1691 was a mere £3,731 and would have been spread across Crowns, Halfcrowns and Small silver, the second lowest of the reign.

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