LOT 4288
Bolivia. Louis I, King of Spain AR Real. Dated 1726. Potosi mint.
Crowned Pillars of Heracles and waves; 1 (value) at top between mintmark and assayer; [PL]V-S VL-TR[A] on central line; 726 (date) at bottom between assayer and mintmark / Cross of Jerusalem, two lions and two castles in quarters, face value above, mintmark on left, assayer on right, 726 (date) below. KM 33. Good Fine.(3.19gr, 21mm.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Group of Five [5] Australia, Kangaroo and Kookaburra AR Coins. 1993-2005.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Three 'One Dollar Silver Kangaroo' 2004 & 2005, a 'Two Dollars Silver Kookaburra' 1993 and a '50 Cents Silver Kookaburra' 2002. 270gr total.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Mexico (New Spain). Philip V, King of Spain AR 2 Reales. Dated 1739. Casa de Moneda de México mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
MF, engraver. ✱ VTRAQUE VNUM ✱, crowned hemispheres between crowned pillars ornamented with banners, all set on waves; date between mintmarks below / ✱ PHILIP • V • D • G • HISPAN • ET IND • REX, crowned coat-of-arms flanked by initials and value. KM 84. 5.85gr, 27mm, 12h.
Good 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. -
Tristan Da Cunha. Elizabeth II CU-NI 5 Pounds. Dated 2008. Proof.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
HER MAJESTY QUEEN ELIZABETH II · TDC, crowned bust to right; date below / ST GEORGE AND THE DRAGON, St George slaying the dragon; denomination below. 24.98gr, 39mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
