LOT 3912
England. Stuart, Charles II AR Halfcrown. Dated 1671 and RY VICESIMO TERTIO. London mint. Third bust.
CAROLVS • II • DEI • GRATIA, laureate and draped bust to right / MAG• BR • FRA • ET • HIB REX •, crowned cruciform shields, interlinked Cs in angles, rayed Garter Star at centre, date above. Edge inscription: •✠• DECVS • ET • TVTAMEN • ANNO • REGNI • VICESIMO • TERTIO. Bull 457; ESC 468; SCBC 3366. Good Fine. Toned.(14.79gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom a private East Anglian collection formed since the 1980s.
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Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Maundy Penny. Dated 1860. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Designs by William Wyon and Jean Baptiste Merlen. VICTORIA D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F: D:, young head to left / Crowned denomination dividing date within oak wreath. SCBC 3920. 0.46gr, 11mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, George IV CU Farthing. Dated 1822. London mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Design by Benedetto Pistrucci. GEORGIUS IIII DEI GRATIA •, laureate and draped bust to left / BRITANNIAR: REX FID: DEF:, seated figure of Britannia facing to right with lion at her feet, trident in left hand, shield with Union flag and olive branch in right; date in exergue. SCBC 3822. 4.56gr, 22mm, 6h.
Near Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Crown. Dated 1889. London mint. Jubilee coinage.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Joseph Edgar Boehm and Benedetto Pistrucci. VICTORIA D : G : BRITT : REG : F : D :, crowned, veiled and draped bust to left; J.E.B. in small lettering on truncation / St. George on horseback to right, holding sword with right hand and wearing plumed helmet and billowing cloak, slaying the dragon which falls to right; small B. P. beneath ground line to right, date in exergue. Bull 2589; ESC 299; SCBC 3921. 27.88gr, 38mm, 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.
