Tower mint, Crown, Group 1b, m.m. lis, similar but tip of sword touches inner circle, and plume above shield on reverse, 29.83g. (FRC IV/VI; N.2191; S.2754), very fine, extremely rare

Details

Tower mint, Crown, Group 1b, m.m. lis, similar but tip of sword touches inner circle, and plume above shield on reverse, 29.83g. (FRC IV/VI; N.2191; S.2754), very fine, extremely rare

Provenance

H Montagu, Sotheby, 13 November 1896, lot 282
B Roth, Sotheby, 14 October 1918, lot 254
R C Lockett, Glendining, 11 October 1956, lot 2251
J G Brooker, SCBI 33, 235
Rodney Smith, collection purchased by Spink 1983
H Selig, Spink auction 70, 31 May 1989, lot 71
Paul W Karon, Spink auction 129, 17 November 1998, lot 74

Lot Essay

Group 1b Crowns are found with three mint marks; lis, cross calvary and castle. All are very rare but the first, m.m. lis, has been regarded as one of the great rarities of the Tower Crown series. Cooper records six specimens.