LOT 4187
France. Metz AR Demi-Gros. 1648.
PROTO • ME S • STEPHA •, St Stephen seated to left, coat-of-arms flanking, date in exergue / SIT • NOM • DNINRI • IHV • XPI • BNDICT and SEMIGROSS • MET around central cross with stars in quarters; coat-of-arms above. B 1662. Near Very Fine.(0.89gr, 18mm, 7h.).
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
Property of a Lincolnshire gentleman, thence by descent.
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Solomon Islands. Elizabeth II AR Proof 25 Dollars. 2000.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
ELIZABETH II SOLOMON ISLANDS, crowned bust to right, RDM in small lettering on truncation; date below / ✱ JEAN MICHEL HUON DE KERMADEC ✱ 1792 ✱ ''ESPERANCE'', ship in full sail to right. 500gr, 90mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Germany. Brandenburg-Preussen (Electorate & Duchy), Georg Wilhelm AR Ort - 1/4 Taler. Dated 1621. Königsberg mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
+· GEORG · WILHELMVS · G · G · M · Z · BRAN ·+, half-length armored bust to right, sceptre on shoulder, helmet to right, date below / + D · H · R · R · ERT · C · VCHVR · E · I · P · Z · G · C · B · H, crowned coat-of- arms, sceptre shield in centre; all in baroque frame. KM 86.3; Olding 37; Neumann 10.97. 7.12gr, 30mm, 10h.
Near Very Fine.
Ex Münzen & Scheine, Thomas Pollandt. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
India, British Colonial, Victoria AR Rupee. Dated 1900. Bombay mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Design by William Wyon. VICTORIA EMPRESS, crowned and draped bust to left / Denomination above date; all within wreath. KM 492; SW 6.155. 11.62gr, 30mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Countermarked A on obverse.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
