LOT 3876
Great Britain. Hanover, George VI AR Maundy Coin Set. 1936-1952.
Dated 1939. Extremely Fine. Display box included.(62gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AV Sovereign. 1837-1901.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
London (Tower Hill) mint. Dated 1891. 'Jubilee Head' type; long tail. Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. William Wellesley Pole, Master of mint. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on base of truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right on broken lance to left on ground line; small WWP under lance, small B. P. beneath ground line to right; date in exergue. Marsh 129A; SCBC 3866C. 7.94gr, 22mm, 12h.
Good Fine.
Found South Gloucestershire, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George III AR Threepence. 1760-1820.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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.
