Lot 313: UK 1835 William IV Silver Three Graces Pattern Crown
A UK silver crown-sized commemorative piece, featuring a polished finish with frosted devices. The obverse depicts the bareheaded portrait of William IV facing right, with the legend GULIELMUS IIII D:G: BRITANNIAR: REX F:D: struck in relief. The initials W.W. are legibly struck on the truncation of the neck. The reverse features a neoclassical composition of three robed female figures, representing the Three Graces, standing together with a harp, a shield, and a thistle. The Latin legend DECUS ET TUTAMEN is struck around the upper border, with the date 1835 in the exergue. The piece features a beaded border on both the obverse and reverse. The surfaces exhibit high-contrast mirrored fields and matte-finished relief details.
Condition report:
The coin shows signs of environmental exposure and handling. The obverse displays significant dark toning and tarnish, particularly in the fields around the portrait and legend, with several fine surface contact marks visible on the neck and cheek of the bust. The reverse also exhibits heavy dark toning across the fields, with some lighter handling marks on the high points of the robed figures and the central harp. The piece is not housed in a protective capsule or case.
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