AU58 | Anne (1702-14), silver Crown, 1713, third draped bust left, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, ANNA. DEI. GRATIA., rev. crowned emblematic Post-Union cruciform shields, eight strings to Irish harp, garter star at centre, roses and plumes in alternate angles, date either side of top crown, Latin legend and toothed border surrounding, .MAG. BRI.FR. ET.HIB. REG., edge inscribed in raised letters and dated, +DECVS. ET. TVTAMEN ANNO. REGNI. DVODECIMO., 30.02g (Bull 1349; ESC 109; S.3603). Toned with some light adjustment marks visible at centre both sides, some short scratches at top and bottom of obverse, graded by NGC as AU58.
NGC Certification 6031695-008.
The Latin legends translate as "Anne, by the grace of God," on obverse and on the reverse as "Queen of Great Britain, France and Ireland," additionally on the edge as "an ornament and a safeguard, in the twelfth year of the reign."
Provenance:
Ex Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2002, item MS2742.
(£2,500-£3,000)