with pellet waisted S and h type Rs
value appears to read III rather than II
Mytilene (c
this coin is the one that is actually illustrated in English Gold Coinage
William III 1695 Half-Guinea, MS62, ex Traveller with pellet waisted S andWilliam III (1694 1702), gold Half Guinea, 1695, laureate head right, legend surrounding, GVLIELMVS. III. DEI. GRA., toothed border around rim both sides, rev. crowned cruciform shields, early harp in Irish shield, sceptres in angles, Lion of Nassau at centre, date either side of top crown, . MAG. BRI. FRA. ET. HIB REX. (Schneider 515; Bull EGC 429; MCE 189; Traveller 2046 this coin; S. 3466). Toned, with a few flecks, has been slabbed and graded by