George III (1760-1820), silver Crown, 1818 LIX, laureate head right, PISTRUCCI below truncation, date below, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIARUM REX F: D:, rev. St George and dragon right, PISTRUCCI in exergue, Order of the Garter motto in French surrounding, .HONI . SOIT. QUI. MAL . Y. PENSE., edge inscribed in raised letters of upright orientation to obverse, DECUS ET TUTAMEN* ANNO REGNI LIX*, weight 28.30g (Bull 2009; Davies 4; ESC 214; C&R 972; S.3787). Toned with some very light hairlines evident on neck and one in obverse field, nick in field behind head, otherwise with just a hint of friction to highest points, good extremely fine.
Provenance:
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, February 1997, item 180.