William III Sixpence 1696 Norwich

Obverse
First laureate and draped bust of King William III right, legend around – N (Norwich) below bust

Script: Latin

Lettering: GVLIELMVS· III·DEI·GRA·

Translation: William the Third by the Grace of God

Engraver: James Roettier

Reverse
Crowned cruciform shields around central lion rampant, divided date above, legend around.

Note: harp and crown varieties exist (see below)

Script: Latin

Lettering: MAG·BR·FRA·ET·HIB REX·16 96·

Translation: King of Great Britain France and Ireland

Engraver: John (Jan) Roettiers

Edge
Milled

S.3524

Some edge weakness to reverse and some haymarking as is common at this time

GVF