LOT 4183
France. Louis XV AR Half Écu. Dated 1728. Tours mint.
Designs by Joseph Roëttiers. LUD • XV . D • G • FR • ET NAV • REX (crescent), draped bust to left; JR. in small lettering on truncation / SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM ★ 1728, round shield of France crowned, between two olive branches linked at the base; E (mintmark) below. Edge inscription: DOMINE SALVUM FAC REGEM. Dyplessy, Royales 1676; Gad R2 313; Ciani 2118. Fine. Rare.(14.51gr, 33mm, 6h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Germany. Weimar Republic AR 5 Reichsmark. Dated 1928. Berlin mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Designs by Josef Wackerle and Maximilian Dasio. DEUTSCHES · REICH and FÜNF · REICHSMARK, eagle in the centre / · EINIGKEIT · UND · RECHT · UND · FREIHEIT ·, oak tree, date and mintmark below. KM 56; Jaeger 331; Davenport GT III 966. 25.00gr, 36mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Baden (Grand Duchy), Friedrich II AR 3 Mark. Dated 1911. Karlsruhe mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £27
Designs by Rudolf Mayer. FRIEDRICH II GROSSHERZOG VON BADEN, head to left, G (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1911, crowned Imperial Eagle, shield on breast; denomination below. Edge inscription: GOTT MIT UNS. KM 280; Jaeger 39. 16.65gr, 33mm, 12h.
Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson. -
German States. Saxony (Kingdom), Albrecht I AR 2 Mark. Dated 1902. Muldenhütten mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
ALBERT KOENIG VON SACHSEN, head to right, E (mintmark) below / DEUTSCHES REICH 1902 * ZWEI MARK *, crowned imperial eagle. KM 1245; Jaeger 124. 11.05gr, 28mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
