London mint. Dated 1817. '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(unbarred H) • SOIT • Q MAL • Y • PENSE. Bull 2146; ESC -; SCBC 3790. 5.54gr, 24mm, 12h.

Good Very Fine. Very rare variety with unbarred H in HONI.

Found South Gloucestershire, UK.

Dated 1763. GEORGIVS • III • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG • BRI • FR • ET • HIB • REX •, large crowned 3; date above. Bull 2255; ESC 2034; SCBC 3753. 1.52gr, 17mm, 6h.

Near Fine.

Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, collector.

Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dated 1797. 'Cartwheel' type. Design by Conrad Heinrich Küchler. GEORGIUS III · D : G · REX., laureate and draped bust to right / BRITANNIA., Britannia seated to left, holding transverse trident in left hand and branch in her raised right hand; shield with Union flag resting on left; sea behind with ship on left; SOHO in small lettering and date below. Peck 1077; SCBC 3776. 55.82gr, 41mm, 6h.

Near Very Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

Counterfeit BRITANNIA issue of George III. Dated 1775. GEORGIVS · III · REX ·, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITAN-NIA ·, Britannia seated left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right. Cf. Ringo 5920. 6.05gr, 27mm, 6h.

Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

Uncertain date. Contemporary counterfeit BRITANNIA issue of George III. GEORGIVS • III • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to right / BRITANNIA •, Britannia seated to left, holding trident and olive branch; date in exergue. Cf. SCBC 3774. 4.43gr, 27mm, 6h.

Near Fine.

From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.

Dated 1774. Imitation of the Regal Coinage. CLAUDUIS : ROMANUS •, laureate bust to right; [I]•C• below / DELECTAT RUS • ✿ C, female figure (Britannia?) seated to left, holding branch with her right hand and spear with her left; 1774 • below. Atkins 55. 6.21gr, 27mm, 5h.

Near Fine.

Found on various UK sites since 1974. Property of an Essex collector.

Second issue. Dated 1826. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to left, date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right, holding transverse trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; shamrock, rose, and thistle in exergue. SCBC 3825. 4.80gr, 22mm, 12h.

Good Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

London mint. Dated 1822. Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, Seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.62gr, 22mm, 6h.

Almost Uncirculated.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

London mint. Dated 1827. Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right, date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.50gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom.

London mint. Dated 1827. Design by William Wyon. GEORGIUS IV DEI GRATIA, laureate head to right, date below / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia to right, holding trident in left hand and shield bearing the Union flag in left; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3827. 1.38gr, 16mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.



Struck for use in Malta where the farthing was already circulating at a face value of three Maltese grani. The third farthing was made to be 1/3 of the weight of a farthing, providing Malta with a coin valued at one grano. Third-farthings were never legal tender in the United Kingdom.

London mint. Dated 1837. GULIELMUS IIII DEI GRATIA, date below / BRITANNIAR : REX FID : DEF :, Britannia seated to right and holding trident, shield with the Union flag beside; emblems below. SCBC 3847. 9.37gr, 28mm, 12h.

Very Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).

London mint. Dated 1853. Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA, young head of Victoria to left; W:W. in small lettering on truncation; date below. / BRITANNIAR: REG: FID: DEF:, Britannia seated to right, holding trident in left hand, and shield with Union flag in right hand; national flower emblems in exergue. SCBC 3949. 9.84gr, 28mm, 12h.

Near Extremely Fine.

From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).