LOT 3871
Group of Fifty One [51] Great Britain AR Coins. 19th-20th century AD.
Various kings. Fine to Very Fine. In a velvet tray.(374gr total.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of an Essex, UK, collector.
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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. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AE Third-Farthing. 1820-1830.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. -
Group of Twelve [12] Great Britain AE Coins. 18th-19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Various kings. 179gr total.
Fine to Near Very Fine.
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020).
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