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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Spain. Carlos III AR 2 Reales. Dated 1775. Seville mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Garlanded and draped bust right / Crowned coat-of-arms. KM 412.2. 5.50gr, 27mm, 1h.
Good Fine.
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
India. Kabul Shahi Dynasties, Samanta Deva AR Jital. AD 850-1000. Gandhāra-Ohind mint. Bull and Horseman type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
श्री सामन्त देव, bull sitting to left; circular pellet on hump; Jhula (saddle cloth) with trishula (sacred trident) on rump; star before / दी, horseman to right holding banner; Nagari "Di" above. Cf. Tye 14.1. 3.25gr, 19mm, 4h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
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.
