Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, by Lewis Pingo, laureate, armoured bust right, GEORGIVS. III. REX. rev. inverted, standing figure of Britannia, laurel branch in right hand, wand in left, shield to left, globe to right, date in exergue, BRITANNIA, edge obliquely grained (P.918; Eimer 91a), practically as struck, toned, extremely rare

Details

Pattern Halfpenny, 1788, by Lewis Pingo, laureate, armoured bust right, GEORGIVS. III. REX. rev. inverted, standing figure of Britannia, laurel branch in right hand, wand in left, shield to left, globe to right, date in exergue, BRITANNIA, edge obliquely grained (P.918; Eimer 91a), practically as struck, toned, extremely rare

Provenance

A H F Baldwin, private transaction, April 1964
Mrs E M H Norweb, Spink Auction 48, 13 November 1985, lot 561