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Details
LOT 3273
England. Hanover, George II AE Halfpenny. Dated 1743. London mint.
GEORGIUS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3718. Good Very Fine.(9.15gr, 28mm, 6h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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GEORGIUS • II • REX •, laureate and cuirassed bust to left / BRITAN-NIA •, Britannia seated to left on globe, holding olive branch and sceptre; Union shield to right, date below. SCBC 3718. 9.15gr, 28mm, 6h.
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