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DG08633

William III 1696 Shilling, error reading on reverse MAB for MAG

Regular price £750
Regular price Sale price £750

William III (1694-1702), silver Shilling, 1696, error MAB for MAG on reverse, first laureate and draped bust right, legend and toothed border surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III.DEI.GRA., rev. crowned cruciform shields, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of top crown,.MAB. BR.FRA. ET.HIB. REX. weight 5.76g (Bull 1106 R5; ESC 1087B; S.3497). Toned darkly due to saltwater exposure, with some adjustment marks and weak areas, with a clear error and the only second example the cataloguer has ever seen in nearly 30 years, a bold fine with a shipwreck provenance, extremely rare, perhaps rarer than indicated in Bull, an intriguing error in the legend.

The Latin legends translate as on the obverse "William III by the Grace of God," and abbreviated on the reverse as "King of Great Britain, France and Ireland."

Provenance:

Ex H.M.S. Association, Isles of Scilly.

Ex Grantham Coins, 15th October 1999.

Ex Baldwin of St James Auction 13, 27th November 2017, lot 175.

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