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Anne 1707 Halfcrown, ex Wade, Lingford and Adams
Anne (1702-14), silver Halfcrown, 1707, draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA. rev. Pre-Union type crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BR. FRA. ET. HIB. REG: edge inscribed in raised letters, .+.DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN. ANNO. REGNI. SEXTO. weight 15.02g (Bull 1265; ESC 573A; S.3582). Attractively toned, some light adjustment marks across bust, otherwise a superb piece, good extremely fine.
The Latin legends translate as "Anne by the grace of God" on obverse, and on the reverse "Queen of Great Britian, France and Ireland."
The old claim to the French Kingdom dating back to the time of the Wars of the Roses, when King Henry VI had regnal jurisdiction over a portion of France, and a number of Mints including Paris. Subsequently the last French possession of Calais had been physically lost in the time of Mary Tudor on January 7th 1557/8.
Provenance:
Ex R S Wade Collection (former member of British Numismatic Society, joined 1938).
Ex Herbert M Lingford Collection, portion sold to A H Baldwin 1951.
Ex Colin Adams, Collection of Halfcrowns, Spink Coin Auction, 1st December 2005, lot 499.




