LOT 4187
France, Fifth Republic AR 50 Francs. Dated 1977. Paris mint. "Hercule" type.
Designs by Augustin Dupré. LIBERTÉ ÉGALITÉ FRATERNITÉ, The Liberty and the Equality with Hercules; Dupré below / REPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE, denomination within wreath, date below. KM 941. Almost Uncirculated.(30.00gr, 41mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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German States. Hannover (Kingdom), Georg V AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. Hanover mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Theodor Wilhelm Brüel, Mint Master. Designs by Heinrich Friedrich Brehmer. GEORG V v. G. G. KOENIG v. HANNOVER, head to left, BREHMER • F • in small lettering on truncation; B below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned coat of arms supported by lion and unicorn; date below. Edge inscription: NEC ASPERA TERRENT. AKS 144; Jaeger 8 HB 96; KM 230; Davenport GT III 682. 18.30gr, 33mm, 12h.
Fine. Toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
India, Mughal Empire, Shihab al-Din Muhammad Shah Jahan AR Rupee. Dated AH 1048 and RY 11 (AD 1639). Lahore mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Legend within square and in margins / Legend within square and in margins. KM 235.17 11.37gr, 22mm, 5h.
Very Fine.
Acquired on the UK market circa 2015. Property of a London, UK, gentleman. -
German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Maximilian II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. München mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. MAXIMILIAN II KŒNIG V. BAYERN, head to right, C. VOIGT in small lettering beneath truncation / EIN VEREINSTHALER ✿ XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned arms with supporters; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT SEGNE BAYERN. AKS 149; Jaeger 5 Bay 94; KM 852; Davenport GT III 606. 18.15gr, 34mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine. Attractively toned.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
