Modern coin – HCR48065

Obverse

Inscription:

GVLIELMVS III DEI GRA

Design:

laureate and draped bust of William III, facing right

Inscription:

MAG BR FRA ET HIB REX

Design:

harp with crown above

Period

Modern

Group

Authority

England: kingdom for Ireland

Person

William III/II, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland, 1689–1702

Reign

William III/II, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland

Dating

1696

Mint

Denomination

Halfpenny

Metal

silver

Technique

milled

Weight (g)

5.84

Axis

Diameter (mm)

26.2

Acquisition method

transfer

Acquisition date

1922

Source

Bodleian Library

Acquisition credit

Transferred from the Bodleian Library, 1922.

Reference

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