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Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • DEI • GRATIA, conjoined busts to right, William laureate, Mary bare-headed (first busts) / • MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • ET • REGINA •, (2nd) shield; crown with frosted caul and interior and pearls above, date flanking crown. Edge inscription: DECVS ET TVTAMEN ANNO REGNI PRIMO. SCBC 3435. 14.89gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • D • G •, jugate busts to right / MAG • BR • FR • ET • HIB • REX • ET • REGINA I6-89, crowned denomination. Bull 920; SCBC 3441. 1.45gr, 18mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • D • G •, jugate busts to right / MAG • BR • FR • ET • HI • REX • ET • REGINA • I6-94 •, crowned denomination. SCBC 3442. 0.99gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Third bust. Pre-Union issue. Design by John Croker. ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust of Queen Anne to left / MAG BRI • FR ET • HIB REG •, crowned cruciform shields with central rayed Garter star, six strings to harp; date (J7-JJ) above. Bull 1399; ESC 1147; SCBC 3610. 6.03gr, 26mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
ANNA • DEI • GRATIA •, draped bust to left, with hair tied in fillet / • MAG • BR • FRA • ET • HIB • REG J7-03, crowned denomination. SCBC 3599. 0.50gr, 13mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
For prototype: Dated 1713. ANNA AVGVSTA, draped bust to left / PAX · MISSA · PER · ORBEM, Pax, holding olive branch and sceptre and reins, standing slightly to left in biga with prancing horses to right; J7J3 in exergue. Peck 762. 5.50gr, 25mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Ex C W Peck collection.
Good Fine.
Ex C W Peck collection.
LIMA Halfcrown
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate bust to left, LIMA below / M • B • F • ET • H • REX F • D • B ET • L • D • S • R • I A • T • ET • E • J7-45 •, crowned cruciform arms. Edge inscription: DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • DECIMO • NONO •. Bull 1687; ESC 605; SCBC 3695. 15.03gr, 34mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
LIMA pieces were struck from a large hoard of silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson's squadron operating in the Pacific Ocean. The word "Lima" engraved under the bust is a reference to the fact that the Spanish silver was being shipped from Lima, Peru back to Spain when it was intercepted by Anson.
Good Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
LIMA pieces were struck from a large hoard of silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson's squadron operating in the Pacific Ocean. The word "Lima" engraved under the bust is a reference to the fact that the Spanish silver was being shipped from Lima, Peru back to Spain when it was intercepted by Anson.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-58 •, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. Bull 1734; ESC 1213; SCBC 3704. 5.96gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Good Very Fine. Deeply toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Design by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, laureate and draped bust to left / F · D · B · ET · L · D · S · R · I · A · T · ET · E · M · B · F · ET · H · REX·, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. SCBC 3704. 5.87gr, 25mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Good Fine.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-47 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles. Bull 1728; ESC 1209; SCBC 3702. 5.99gr, 25mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
GEORGIVS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I A • T • ET • E • J7-50 •, crowned cruciform shields with central Garter star. ESC 1730; SCBC 3704. 5.98gr, 25mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Very Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / M • B • F • ET • H • REX • F • D • B • ET • L • D • S • R • I • A • T • ET • E • J7-39 •, four crowned shields cruciform, roses in angles. Bull 1713; ESC 1201; SCBC 3701. 5.99gr, 26mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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