Irish Coins & Historical Medals

William III (1694-1702), Proof Halfpenny, 1696, type I, in silver-gilt, edge grained, 6.98g/12h (S 6598 var.; cf. LaRiviere 188 and DNW 78, 127, same dies). From the obverse die in mid-state with the flaw below the tie-ribbons developing and over the last s of gvlielmvs, some blank filing on the edge perhaps suggestive of once having been mounted, otherwise very fine and extremely rare £1,200-£1,500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Irish Coins from the Michael Gietzelt Collection.

View
Collection

Provenance: H.E. Manville Collection, DNW Auction 132, 15 September 2015, lot 312 [from C.J. Denton December 1992].

Whether the gilding was applied after these coins left the mint is not known