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. Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover, Georg II AR 2/3 Thaler. Dated 1737.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Christian Philipp Spangenberg, Mint Master. NEC ASPERA TERRENT, horse leaping to left; date and C.P.S in exergue / GEORG·II·D·G·M·BRIT·F&H·REX·F·D·B&L·D·S·R·I·A·I&E·, crowned coat of arms; 2/3 FEIN SILB: below. KM 227. 12.69gr, 33mm, 6h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Mexico (New Spain). Carlos IV, King of Spain AR 8 Reales. Dated 1806TH. Possibly contemporary counterfeit.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
CAROLUS · IIII · DEI · GRATIA, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to right; date below / · HISPAN · ET IND · REX · Mo · 8R · T · H ·, crowned coat-of-arms between Pillars of Hercules. Cf. KM 109. 20.99gr, 39mm, 12h.
Good Fine. Graffiti and chopmark on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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Group of Seven [7] World AR Coins. 1981-2001.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Various mints. 207gr total.
Conditions as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
