Davissons Ltd.
Auction 42 1 Mar 2023
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Middlesex 7 (R). Copper pattern penny. 28.91 gm. 35.5 mm. Westwood. 1797. Bust of George III right; BRITISH COMMERCIAL PENNY around above / Britannia seated left holding a laurel branch with her outstretched right hand, her left hand resting on a cannon wheel; BRITANNIA above, 1797 below. Prooflike, bronzed, FDC; superb piece.
A high quality production by Westwood to win a royal coinage contract.