William III (1694-1702), Crown, 1697 NONO, third laureate, draped and cuirassed bust right, rev. crowned shields cruciform, eight strings to harp, 29.80g, 6h (Bull 1009 [R3]; ESC 96; Pywell-Phillips 170; Spink 3473), toned, fine, the key date of series, very rare Provenance DNW 167, 23 January 2020, lot 225 DNW 111, 12 June 2013, lot 67 - £1,900 SNC, December 1974, no. 10047 - extremely rare, a bold F - £250 SNC, March 1973, no. 2402 - very rare, one of the finest specimens recorded, good F - £275