LOT 4184
France. Louis XV AR Écu. Dated 1756. Bayonne mint.
Designs by Joseph-Charles Röettiers. LUD · XV · D · G · FR · ET NAV · REX., head with headband to left, J.C.R. in small lettering on truncation, below running dog to left / · SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ✿ 1756, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; L (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1680; Gad R2 322; Ciani 2122; KM 512.12. Fine. 'Σ' graffito on obverse.(28.64gr, 42mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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German States. Bavaria (Kingdom), Ludwig II AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1871. München mint. "Madonnentaler" type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Designs by Carl Friedrich Voigt. LVDOVICVS II BAVARIAE REX, head to right, C.VOIGT in small lettering below / PATRONA BAVARIÆ, nimbate seated figures of Saint Mary with Child, seated over crescent moon on clouds; date below. Edge inscription: XXX EIN PFUND FEIN. AKS 176; Jaeger 5 Bay 107; KM 877. 18.49gr, 33mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Prussia (Kingdom), Friedrich Wilhelm IV AR Vereinsthaler. Dated 1859. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
FRIEDR. WILHELM IV KOENIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / EIN VEREINSTHALER XXX EIN PFUND FEIN, crowned Imperial Eagle; date below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. AKS 78; Jaeger 9 Pr 84; KM 471; Davenport GT III 775. 18.44gr, 33mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
United States of America AR Dime or 10 Cents. Dated 1845. New Orleans mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Seated Liberty facing to left, holding liberty cap on stick and shield, date in exergue / ONE DIME in two lines within wreath, mintmark below. KM 63.2. 2.48gr, 18mm, 6h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
