Bidspirit auction | UK 1698 William III Silver

UK 1698 William III Silver half Crown - A UK silver coin, identified as a William III half Crown. The obverse features the laureate, draped bust of the monarch facing right, surrounded by the struck legend GVLIELMVS · III · DEI · GRA ·. The reverse displays a cruciform arrangement of four crowned shields representing the kingdoms of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, with the Lion of Nassau at the centre. The struck legend on the reverse reads MAG · BR · FRA · ET · HIB · REX · 16 98 ·. The coin has been modified with a single circular suspension hole drilled through the 12 o'clock position of the obverse portrait. The edge is milled.