LOT 3914
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Fourpence. Dated 1678. Tower (London) mint. Milled coinage.
Laureate and draped bust right / Crowned four interlinked Cs; emblems of England (rose), Scotland (thistle), France (lis), and Ireland (harp) in quarters. SCBC 3384. Fine.(1.90gr, 19mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceEx CNG.
Property of a Middlesex, UK, antiquarian.
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Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1754. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
GEORGIVS • 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 3719. 9.79gr, 29mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II AR Sixpence. Dated 1757. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Designs by John Tanner and Johann Ochs. GEORGIVS · II · DEI · GRATIA ·, old laureate and draped bust to left / M · B · F · ET H REX · F · D · B ET · L · D · S · R · I A · T · ET · E · J7-57, crowned cruciform shields, garter star at centre. Bull 1762; ESC 1622; SCBC 3711. 2.98gr, 21mm, 6h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George II CU Halfpenny. Dated 1753. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
GEORGIVS • 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 3719. 9.59gr, 29mm, 6h.
Good Very Fine. Graffiti on both sides.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
