small head with neat crown and sceptre
Dyonisus standing left above cista flanked by snakes
centred on Africa and showing the Eastern seaboard of North America
toned a bold very fine / good very fine and very desirable
in the third year of the reign (Schneider 556
William and Mary 1691 Half-Guinea, Elephant and Castle, XF45 small head with neat crownWilliam and Mary (1688 94), gold Half Guinea, 1691, elephant and castle below second conjoined busts right, Latin legend surrounding, GVLIELMVS. ET. MARIA. DEI. GRATIA, toothed border around rim both sides,rev. second crowned quartered shield of arms, Lion of Nassau as an escutcheon at centre, date either side of crown, . MAG. BR. FR. ET. HIB. REX. ET. REGINA., weight 4. 15g (Schneider ; Bull EGC 387 R2; MCE 164; S. 3431). Small flan crack across