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. Prussia (Kingdom), Wilhelm II AR 3 Mark. Dated 1909. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
WILHELM II DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, head to right, A (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1909, crowned Imperial Eagle; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 527; Jaeger 103; AKS 131. 16.62gr, 33mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
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United States of America. Group of Four [4] One and Half Dollars. 1964-2002.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Various dates. 108gr total.
Condition as seen.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Jersey. George VI AE 1/12th Shilling. Dated 1945.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
+ GEORGIVS VI DEI GRA: BRITT: OMN: REX FID: DEF:, crowned head to left; PM in small lettering beneath truncation / ISLAND OF JERSEY above coat-of-arms, ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING and LIBERATED 1945 below. KM 19. 9.47gr, 31mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
