Pattern Sixpence, 1791, by J P Droz, struck in gold, en medaille, G R crowned, within laurel branches, toothed border obverse only, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, holding shield and spear, date in exergue, edge plain, 3.99g. (Montagu 569 [this coin]; Murdoch -; ESC 1648 R6), brilliant practically as struck, of the highest rarity

Details

Pattern Sixpence, 1791, by J P Droz, struck in gold, en medaille, G R crowned, within laurel branches, toothed border obverse only, rev. Britannia seated left on globe, holding shield and spear, date in exergue, edge plain, 3.99g. (Montagu 569 [this coin]; Murdoch -; ESC 1648 R6), brilliant practically as struck, of the highest rarity

Provenance

S Addington, purchased by H Montagu en bloc, 1883
H Montagu, portion from George I purchased by Spink and Son, 1890, lot 569
Palace Collections of Egypt, Sotheby, 24 February 1954, lot 819 (part)