silver Newark siege Ninepence
Commemorating his coronation as King of Hungary and Bohemia
Lightly toned and with a well-struck reverse
Marsh 265 R
well-centred with hardly any of the usual ghosting
George III 1820 Sovereign Roman I in date, extremely rare variety silver Newark siege NinepenceGeorge III (1760 1820),gold Sovereign, 1820, Roman I for 1 in date, second laureate head right, date below with Roman I and open 2, legend commences lower left GEORGIUS III D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:,rev. St. George and dragon right, incuse BP below broken lance at lower left for designer and engraver Benedetto Pistrucci, garter motto surrounding, buckle with incuse WWP for Master of the Mint William Wellesley Pole, French motto HONI. SOIT. QUI. MAL.