LOT 3998
England. Hanover, George II AR Halfcrown. Dated 1745 LIMA and RY 19. London mint.
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIUS • II • DEI • GRATIA •, laureate bust to left, LIMA below / M • B • F • ET • H • REX F • D • B ET • L • D • S • R • I A • T • ET • E • J7-45 •, crowned cruciform arms. Edge inscription: DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • DECIMO • NONO •. Bull 1687; ESC 605; SCBC 3695. Good Very Fine. Toned.(15.03gr, 34mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom 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.
FootnotesLIMA pieces were struck from a large hoard of silver captured from the Spanish by Admiral Anson's squadron operating in the Pacific Ocean. The word "Lima" engraved under the bust is a reference to the fact that the Spanish silver was being shipped from Lima, Peru back to Spain when it was intercepted by Anson.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George IV AR Halfcrown. Dated 1820. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Designs by Benedetto Pistrucci and Jean Baptiste Merlen. GEORGIUS IIII D: G: BRITANNIAR: REX F: D:, laureate head to left; B.P. in small lettering beneath head / Crowned and garnished shield bearing the Royal arms with rose below, thistle at left and shamrock at right; around below, ANNO 1820. SCBC 3807. 12.69gr, 32mm, 6h.
Very Fine. Toned.
Ex Spink and Son Ltd., 5 January 1980. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
England. Stuart (Orange), William and Mary AR Twopence. Dated 1694.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GVLIELMVS • ET • MARIA • D • G •, jugate busts to right / MAG • BR • FR • ET • HI • REX • ET • REGINA • I6-94 •, crowned denomination. SCBC 3442. 0.99gr, 14mm, 6h.
Good Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Sixpence. Dated 1891. Royal Mint. Jubilee Head type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Design by Joseph Edgar Boehm. VICTORIA DEI GRATIA BRITT: REGINA F: D:, crowned and draped bust head to left; J.E.B. in small lettering beneath truncation / Crowned denomination within oak and olive wreath; date below. ESC 1759; Bull 3282; SCBC 3929. 2.83gr, 19mm, 12h.
About Brilliant Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
