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Group of Two [2] Gibraltar, Elizabeth II AR Five Pounds. Dated 2005. Tower mint. Commemorative issues of the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
ELIZABETH II TRAFALGAR 2005, crowned bust to right / 1805 TRAFALGAR 2005 FIVE POUNDS, warship in full sail, another one in background. KM 1064. 69gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Virgin Islands Boxed Proof Set. Dated 1975.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Set in original box, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity. 322gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Brazil. José I AE 40 Reis Countermarked on 20 Reis. Dated 1776, (countermarked 1809). Rio de Janeiro mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
JOSEPHUS • I • D • G • P • ET • BRASIL • REX around crowned XX (denomination), date below; c/m: shield / PECUNIA • TOTUM CIRCUMIT • ORBEM around globe. KM 280. 15.03gr, 36mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German East Africa. Wilhelm II AE 5 Heller. Dated 1908.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Designs by Emil Weigand. DEUTSCH OSTAFRIKA, crown in centre; date below / Denomination above J; all within wreath. KM 11. 19.74gr, 37mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe III to IV AR Gros Tournois. 1270-1290.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
✠ BHDICTV ⁝ SIT ⁝ HOᙏЄ ⁝ DHI ⁝ ꞂRI ⁝ DЄI ⁝ IҺV. XPI in outer margin, ✠ PҺILIPPVS REX in inner margin, short cross pattée / ✠ TVROHVS CIVIS around châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-021).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France, Kingdom. Philippe IV 'le Bel' (the Fair) AR Gros Tournois. 1285-1290.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
✠ BHDICTV ⁝ SIT ⁝ HOᙏЄ ⁝ DHI ⁝ ꞂRI ⁝ DЄI ⁝ IҺV. XPI in outer margin, ✠ PҺILIPPVS REX in inner margin, short cross pattée / ✠ TVROHVS CIVIS around châtel tournois within border of twelve lis. NGC graded GENUINE (#8230595-016).
Property of a North London, UK, gentleman. -
France. Louis XV AR Half Écu. Dated 1728. Tours mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Designs by Joseph Roëttiers. LUD • XV . D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX (crescent), draped bust to left; JR. in small lettering on truncation / SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ★ 1728, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; E (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1676; Gad R2 313; Ciani 2118. 14.51gr, 33mm, 6h.
Fine. Rare.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France. Louis XV AR Écu. Dated 1756. Bayonne mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by Joseph-Charles Röettiers. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX., head with headband to left, J.C.R. in small lettering on truncation, below running dog to left / · SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ✿ 1756, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; L (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1680; Gad R2 322; Ciani 2122; KM 512.12. 28.64gr, 42mm, 6h.
Fine. 'Σ' graffito on obverse.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
France. Napoleon I AR 2 Francs. Dated 1811. Paris mint. Charles-Pierre de l'Espine, Mint Master.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Pierre-Joseph Tiolier, engraver. NAPOLEON EMPEREUR, laureate head to right, Tiolier below / EMPIRE FRANÇAIS, denomination within wreath; below, date flanked by mark of Directeur d'Atelier and mint mark. Edge inscription: DIEU PROTEGE LA FRANCE. KM 693. 9.53gr, 27mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
France, Louis-Philippe I AR 5 Francs. Dated 1850. Paris mint. Jean-Pierre Collot, Mint Master.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Nicolas-Pierre Tiolier, engraver. LOUIS PHILIPPE ROI DES FRANÇAIS, bare head to right, N.P.TIOLIER in small lettering on truncation / Denomination above date; all within wreath of laurel and olive branches. KM 737. 24.97gr, 37mm, 5h.
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. -
France, Fifth Republic AR 50 Francs. Dated 1977. Paris mint. "Hercule" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by Augustin Dupré. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ, The Liberty and the Equality with Hercules; Dupré below / REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, denomination within wreath, date below. KM 941. 30.00gr, 41mm, 6h.
Almost Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Duchy of Anhalt-Bernburg, Alexander Karl AR 1/6 Thaler. Dated 1761. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
HERZOGTHUM ANHALT - BERNBURG *, crowned bear walking to right on ascending wall with gate / CLXXX EIN PFUND FEIN around, 6 EINEN THALER 1861 A(mintmark) in five lines within laurel wreath. Edge inscription: GOTT SEGNE ANHALT. AKS 19; Jaeg 2 AB 71; KM 87. 5.31gr, 23mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.