Tower (London) mint. Dated 1672. CAROLVS ·A· CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust of King Charles II to left / BRITAN NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 6.15gr, 22mm, 7h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Dated 1672. CAROLVS · A · CAROLO, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA·, seated figure of Britannia to left, holding spear in left hand, olive branch in raised right hand, shield with Union flag resting at left; date in exergue. SCBC 3394. 5.76gr, 24mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
Dated 1688. Design by John Roettier. IACOBVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate head to left / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 16-88, crowned denomination. SCBC 3416. 0.91gr, 14mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Found Essex, UK.
Dated 1689. GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • D • G •, jugate busts to right / MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • ET • REGINA • 16-89, crowned denomination. Bull 903; ESC 1986; SCBC 3441. 1.39gr, 18mm, 6h.
Fine.
Found Essex, UK.
Tower (London) mint. Dated 1694. GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA •, jugate busts to right of William, laureate and cuirassed, and Mary, draped / BRITAN-NIA, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding branch and sceptre; garnished shield to right. SCBC 3452. 9.04gr, 28mm, 6h.
Fair.
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
Dated 1692. GVLIELMVS • ET • M[ARIA], jugate laureate busts to right / BRITAN-NIA, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding laurel branch in raised right hand, sceptre in left, shield at side; date in exergue. Edge inscribed. SCBC 3449. 10.14gr, 30mm, 9h.
Fair. Copper insert has bled into the tin creating a dark brown square to the centre of both sides.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
London mint. Dated 1696. First bust. GVLIELMVS • III • DEI • GRA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REX • 1696 •, crowned cruciform shields around central Nassau lion. Bull 1104; ESC 1078; SCBC 3497. 5.75gr, 26mm, 6h.
Near Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
Edinburgh mint. Post-Union with Scotland, 1707-1714. Dated 1707 E and RY SEXTO. Designs by John Croker and Johann Ochs. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust of Queen Anne to left; E below / • MAG BRI • FR ET • HIB REG •, crowned cruciform shields with central rayed Garter star, seven strings to harp; date (J7-07) above. Edge inscription: * * DECVS * ET * TVTAMEN * * * ANNO * REGNI * SEXTO. Bull 1379; ESC 575; SCBC 3605. 14.62gr, 33mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From a private Barnsley, UK, family collection.
Tower (London) mint. Dated 1710. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust to left, with hair tied in fillet / • MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REG • J7-J0, crowned denomination. SCBC 3595C. 2.05gr, 19mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
London mint. Dated 1723. South Sea Company issue. Designs by John Croker and Johann Ochs. GEORGIVS · D · G · M · BR · FR · ET · HIB · REX · F · D ·, first bust laureate, draped, and armored to right / · BRVN ET · L · DVX S · R · I · A · TH ET · EL · 17 23, crowned cruciform coats-of-arms around rayed Garter Star; SS and C alternating in angles. ESC 1176; SCBC 3647. 5.94gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Very Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.
London mint. Dated 1730. GEORGIVS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below.. SCBC 3717. 9.49gr, 29mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
London mint. Dated 1819. 'Bull Head' type. Last coinage. Engraved by Benedetto Pistrucci and Thomas Wyon. GEOR : III D : G : BRITT : REX F : D :, laureate head to right; date below / Ornate crowned Royal shield overlaid with smaller crowned shield, all within Garter inscribed HONI • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2152; ESC 1235; SCBC 3790. 5.50gr, 23mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK.