LOT 4173
Boxed First National Coinage of Barbados Proof Set. 1973. Franklin mint.
First National Coin Set of Barbados (1973) Proof Set Complete With Presentation Box. Condition as seen.(359gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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Hong Kong. Victoria CU Cent. Dated 1877. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA QUEEN, crowned bust to left / ✿ HONG - KONG ✿, 香 仙 一 港, denomination and date below. KM 4. 7.37gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Spain. Carlos III AR 2 Reales. Dated 1775. Seville mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Garlanded and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. KM 412.2. 5.50gr, 27mm, 1h.
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. -
German States. Bavaria (Electorate), Maximilian III Joseph AR Conventionsthaler. Dated 1774. Amberg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
D·G·MAX·IOS·U·B· D·S·R·I·A·&EL·L·L·, bust to right, A (mintmark) below / PATRONA BAVARIAE·, crowned Madonna with Child holding imperial orb and sceptre in front of radiant sun; date below. Edge inscription: IN DEO CONSILIUM. KM 519; Davenport GT II 1954A. 28.01gr, 41mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Scratches on reverse.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
