George III (1760-1820), A brass coin scale dish, 115mm, the centre being an impression of the obverse of the Bank of England Pattern Dollar with bust facing left, legend around "Impression from a die made by Matthew Boulton at Soho 1804 and used to convert silver dollars captured by the English in the Spanish War, the image of Carolus III being thus defaced". Fine, rare

Other ashtrays fashioned similarly to this one are occasionally seen in commerce, and almostcertainly they were all made in Birmingham